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Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Darts, accession number 16-9760a-d, described as Set of throwing darts; made of thin palm wood; average 69 inches long, each
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Ethnobotanical sample, accession number 16-9752, described as Poison brush; Putyas; stick of palm wood with brush made from tail feathers of hoatzin; used to brush poison on blow-gun darts; 9/75 inches.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Fire fan, accession number 16-9651a-c, described as Fire fan of guan tail feathers. Amahuaca, Peru.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Fire fan, accession number 16-9652, described as Fire fan; Pani Xanco Payati (unopened Huicango Frond fan thing); plaited leaves tied together with cotton yarn; 13.5 inches x 8.5 inches.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Fire fan, accession number 16-9650, described as Fire fan; Xunpan Xanco Payati (unopened Shapaja frond fan thing); rectangular; 8 inches x 9.25 inches.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Firemaking kit, accession number 16-9634a-h, no description available.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Fish bone, accession number 16-9741, described as Part of pirana mandible; mit,tu, handa; used to score darts behind poison so tip will break off in monkeys and birds; attached to 16-9740.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Flute, accession number 16-9755, described as Flute; Sutyendyu (wabetyundu); hawk bone; 6 stop holes; made from wing bone of large hawk; used to make music at Yague feasts; 8 inches long.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Flute, accession number 16-9756, described as Compound whistle Wuryetyundu (whistle); 2 reeds tied together with beeswax and chambira fibers; played at big Yagua feast called Hinya; 4 inches long.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Flute, accession number 16-9753, described as Flute; Ndundu (blow tube); 6 stop holes; made from type of bamboo called in regional Spanish: Marona; used to make music at dances; 17 1/8 inches long.

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