This was made by the Cofan people on the border of Ecuador and Columbia. These tribes were under threat from petroleum companies but they are still clinging onto their lifestyle. The anthropologist, Boris Malkin, used the owner's family home as a storage depot where, amongst others, this item was kept.
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