Description: MATIS INDIAN DART CONTAINER, ATALAYA DO NORTE BRAZIL- YAVARI RIVER. THIS IS AN EXTRAORDINARY USED AND RARE CONTAINER FROM A GROUP OF INDIANS WHO NUMBER AROUND 250-300 PEOPLE IN THE REMOTE REGION OF THE YAVARI RIVER VALLEY THAT SEPARATES PERU AND BRAZIL. THEY PAY HOMAGE TO THE JAGUAR WITH TATOO AND OTHER FACIAL ORNAMENTATION. THEY HAVE BEEN FEATURED ON NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC AND BBC. BOUGHT FROM THE MATIS IN ATALAYA BRAZIL IN JULY 2009. IN THE CONTAINER ARE OVER 25 DARTS (SOME ARE STAINED WHICH I ASSUME TO BE CURARE REMNANTS) , FIRE STICKS AND SMALL BOARD. ATTACHED ARE THREE WOVEN BAGS WITH COTTON, TWO PIRANHA JAWS, ANIMAL JAW AND CURARE BOWL. THE CONTAINER IS 2 X 17 INCHES LONG INCLUDING THE ITEMS INSIDE. USED, AGE UNKNOWN. IN GOOD CONDITION. SOME TEETH MISSING IN THE JAW THE JAW LONG AGO BECAME DETACHED AND HAS BEEN TIED ON BY THE MATIS. IT IS NOT BROKEN! PLEASE NOTE THAT IT WAS ORIGINALLY ATTACHED WITH BREA WHICH OVER TIME BECOMES BRITTLE WHICH CAUSES SEPARATION. NOT BROKEN! THIS IS COMMON AMONG ITEMS FROM THE AMAZON. RE-ATTACHMENT IS A SIMPLE PROCESS OF REHEATING THE BREA. MONKEY JAW IS USED TO STORE THE CLAY. THE CLAY IS USED AS A COUNTERWEIGHT ON THE DARTS. IF YOU NEED ADDITIONAL PICTUREE S THEN LET ME KNOW. REVIEW THE PICTURES CAREFULLY AS AS THEY FROM PART OF THE DESCRIPTION SHIPPING PRICE IS FOR US ONLY. ALASKA, HAWAII, PUERTO RICO AND INTERNATIONAL BIDDERS PLEASE ASK FOR QUOTE. THANKS FOR LOOKING! PLEASE VIEW MY OTHER ITEMS FOR ADDITIONAL AMAZONIAN AND OTHER ETHNOGRAPHIC ART.
Price: 1086.5 USD
Location: Nashville, Tennessee
End Time: 2023-12-09T15:58:40.000Z
Shipping Cost: 18 USD
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Original/Reproduction: Original
Culture: Latin American
