Bidspirit auction | Assorted Guna Tools and Implements

Assorted Guna Tools and Implements - 7 pieces collected during the historic 1960s Kapp-Darien expeditions to the Guna (Kuna/Cuna) culture of Panama.   Condition includes age and wear, please see photos. * 25” long paddle * 3 long thin handles, 24” to 34” * Unusual grater made from punched tin (very rusted) mounted on wood paddle, 26” long. * Carved/shaped 30” long wood piece with illegible/faded Kapp Kuna tag (see photo), with broken end. * Carved wooden spoon, ”coll” sticker, 16.5” long. Provenance: From the collection of Captain Kit S. Kapp (1926–2013), American explorer, ethnologist, and cartographer.  Collected during his historic expeditions to the San Blas Islands and Darién region of Panama between 1961 and 1972.