Description:

South America, Brazil, Amazon rainforest, 20th century. A blowgun dart quiver made from a large piece of bamboo with a petite teardrop shaped container for holding poison, attached to the lower end, and a suspension cord threaded through two perforations below the rim. Inside is a cushion of desiccated grasses or leaves designed to receive many slender darts and keep them in place (somewhat akin to a pin cushion). The exterior walls of the quiver and the container are hand-painted in an attractive red and black palette - the quiver with a crawling amphibian - perhaps an abstract representation of a frog, the animal from which the poison is usually made - on one side, and a plant - perhaps curare, a poisonous plant that is also used - on the other side, while an orb with radiating rays around it - perhaps representing a splashing droplet of poison - adorns the small container. A fascinating hunting object from the Amazon. Size: 3.75" W x 8.625" H (9.5 cm x 21.9 cm)

Provenance: private Newport Beach, California, USA collection

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#142248

  • Condition: Crack with some separation down the side of the quiver as shown. A couple of hairline age fissures that follow the grain. Normal surface wear commensurate with age, but the painted motifs are still strong.

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