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Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 16-9707, described as Basket; Puruji; twilled plaited; used to store spinning materials; spindles, gourd bowl and cotton in all stages of spinning; 4.5 inches height, 14 inches diameter.
Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 16-9648, described as Basket; Jiri Cacun (eat basket) plaited of Shapaja palm fronds which have not yet opened out. Bell-shaped; 16 inches in height, 9.5 inches in diameter. Quickly made carrying basket of plaited palm fronds. Amahuaca, Peru.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 16-9658, described as Basket; Puruji; made of plaited Kona palm leaf; used for storage of all cotton; spinning supplies; coils and pads of cotton; spindles; gourd bowl for spinning in; balls of spun thread; 5 inches height, 10 inches diameter.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Beater, accession number 16-9654, described as Beater; Viriti (spin thing); to beat and mash boiled plantains in preparation of a beverage; old cane arrow shaft with 2 perpendicular howler monkey bones on end; 25.75 inches length.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Belt, accession number 16-9607, described as Bark belt; Chinuxuti (hip tie); holds penis in vertical position; made from inner bark of the Nashii tree; ca. 11 inches diameter.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Blowgun, accession number 16-9728, described as Completed blowgun; Rundasi; 11th stage in making blowgun; used to shoot poisoned darts at game birds and animals; 39.75 inches long.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Blowgun, accession number 16-9757, described as Blowgun: rundasi; made of palmwood; blood-wood root; chambira fiber rosin, vine bark; used in hunting; 87.5 inches long.
Hearst Museum object titled Blowgun blank, accession number 16-9721, described as Partially shaped wood material for blowgun; Rundasinyuray; 4th stage in making blow gun; end 'V' hotched; faint center for groove; 39 5/8 inches long.
Hearst Museum object titled Blowgun blank, accession number 16-9719, described as Partially shaped palm wood material for blowgun; Kamb3'Ray (huacrapona palm board 2nd stage in making blowgun; 39.75 inches.
Hearst Museum object titled Blowgun blank, accession number 16-9718, described as Raw material for blowgun; Rundasinyuray (blow)gun tree board); 1st stage in making blowgun; shaped and water treated; 39.75 inches long.

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