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>>1943 Waorani warrior

>>>blowpipe

Subject: warrior

Culture: Waorani

Setting: tribal warfare, Ecuadoran Amazon 20thc

Object: blowpipe and accessories

* International Museum of Cultures

"WAORANI DART CARRIER

ECUADOR"

* International Museum of Cultures

"WAORANI SMALL BLOWGUN

ECUADOR"

* International Museum of Cultures

"DART CASE"

* International Museum of Cultures

"DART CASE"

* International Museum of Cultures

"Darts are made from the wood of the chambira palm.  Poison for the darts is made from the curare vine, which is scraped and the shavings are put in a leaf rolled into a funnel.  The shavings are soaked with cold water that extracts the poison and then drains through the funnel.  After this, the poison is boiled down into a thick syrup.  Darts are dipped in the poison while chants are sung over them to increase the accuracy of the dart."