Bidspirit auction | 5 Handmade Guna Tools and


5 Handmade Guna Tools and Utensils - 5 traditional artifacts from Guna (Kuna/Cuna) culture, Panama, collected mid-20th century; one with original field expedition tag. * Carved wooden paddle, 18” long, uneven patina, ”coll” sticker. * Thin hardwood instrument in bamboo case, 15.75” long. * Smaller hardwood paddle, uneven patina, 13.5” long. * 19” cooking stirrer/spoon, with end darkened from use, X design in handle, 19” long. * 16” long ”Nasi” beverage stirrer. There are unattached blades for the squared head of this handle, but they don't seem to fit - and they are hand carved like an interlocking puzzle, so it may be something else entirely.  Selling as found, as is.  The original field tag on the handle reads: NASI Stirrer from TICANTIKI, San Blas, R. de Panama. 20 C.U. 16 June 1969. Please see photos of wear, old labels, and general condition. Provenance:  From the collection of American ethnologist, cartographer, and explorer Captain Kit S. Kapp.