Venezuela, Orinoco Head Water Region (Waica) -- Extracting Curari and Making Poisoned Arrow Heads
odd: label: General
content: Local Numbers: HSFA 2006.2.984; E02001
name: label: Collection Creator
content: Institut für den Wissenschaftlichen Film (Göttingen, Germany)
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content: Institut Für Den Wissenschaftlichen Filmen (IWF) Encyclopaedia Cinematographica film collection
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1 Film reel (17 minutes, color silent, 16mm)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1969
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Human Studies Film Archives
objectType: label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Film reels
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Edited film: two men from Bisha-ashi-teri gather bark pieces from curari-bearing plants. Back in the village, arrowheads are created from palm wood. The bark pieces are soaked in hot water, and the arrowheads are covered with the curari water. When the poison has dried onto the arrowheads, they are placed in a bamboo quiver for storage.
Legacy Keywords: Venezuela ; Venezuela, Orinoco Head Water Region ; South America; Waica