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we nick named him tio (uncle in spanish). This Huaorani was basically one of our guides and he is holding a traditional dart made of palm dipped in currary poison. The brown ball around his neck holds the cotton type stuff (from a native plant) that is used to seal the dart in the blow gun, and the tube safely hold the darts until they are ready for deployment. it is sealed and waterproofed

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Uploaded on December 18, 2010
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