MAKING A BLOWGUN [motion picture]
Series: MCIS film collection
Place of publication: IFF
Number of pages: 16
Description: In a single day a Makiritare craftsman tailors a blowgun with precisioned fittings that will last for years. He has collected special reeds for the inner barrel, and fits the truest into the carefully hollowed-out interior of a larger protective pipereed. Darts treated with curare poison are marked in red. The unpoisoned darts are for tiny birds and animals, while the poisoned ones kill large animals. The hunter eventually kills several large birds called Currasows. The Makiritare, unlike most other Venezuelan tribes, do not use the bow and arrow.
Notes: Miami University's MCIS film collection