Related Artifacts
  
 

A small collection of Waorani artifacts were given by Rachel Saint to the Billy Graham Center Museum in 1984 (transferred to the College Archives & Special Collections (Buswell Library in 2015).

Among these—sampling depicted below—are machetes, blowguns, blowgun darts and quivers for darts, a knee rattle, hair ornaments, woven basket, pot, net, sling, comb, stone tools, ear spools, broom, headdresses, necklace, and a hammock.

For further information, contact College Archives & Special Collections (Buswell Library).

Samples of headdress (also called a crown)

From Ed McCully's journal:

Nate made a perfect [bucket] drop. It landed in the clearing, towards the north side—but near center. They ran to it. I held the line and could feel their holding on to it. They cut pot off—AND TIED something on. Nate spotted it and praised the Lord. I didn't see it until we got back. When we got back to Wtosa. Nate dropped it—line fall on [?] the field. It landed on a steel girder. It turned out to be a "llaitu" or a head band with woven feathers 3/4 of the way around it. It has 4 bands of waska woven by strands and feathers attached in much the way our indians make llaitus. Red-yellow-black & blue feathers are in it. A real answer to prayer. Another sign to proceed. Another encouragement that friendly relations are possible and that they will hear the gospel.

(Items 84-1667, 84-1668, 84-1669)

 

Darts in quiver. Also includes woven bag and piranha teeth.

The woven bag was used to hold kapok that was twirled on a dart to give resistance to blow against). The piranha teeth were used to score the dart to keep it from falling out after hitting a hunted animal. (Item 84-1645)

 

Woman's fish net that doubled as a carrying bag
(Item 84.1652)
 
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