The elaboration of bow and arrows is exclusive to men and they are used to hunt various animals that contribute to the food security of the community. Among them are the Wanin, which are arrows for hunting animals such as monkeys, birds, and the añuje. They are made from pijuayo peach palm wood, deer bones and are tied with cotton threads.
The Kespin arrow is made from ungurahui palm tree and is a medium size that is used to hunt smaller animals, such as birds. Also, there is the Koa, an arrow with a long and smooth tip made from wanin or pijuayo. The intersection between both parts is covered by corn leaves and tied with cotton threads. It is characterized by a set of two, three or four small, sharp points which are attached to the larger point, depending on whether they were intended to hunt birds or other animals (Rodriguez, 2020).
"My grandfather made arrows, I had hunted with him several times, I had seen that to hunt añujes, short arrows were used, made of strong canes, but the tip was long, with that they hunted large animals (...) for example, to hunt a monkey it was lighter, he was able to get it out, the arrows were longer so that the monkey would not escape. My grandfather made poison with plants for the tips of the arrows, because animals don't die just like that. I used to see my grandfather make a hiding place, we call it Maspu made from the shebon or irapay leaves, and we hunted from there". Felix Ochavano Iskonawa.
Designs are also applied to the arrow tips, used to pacify the animals they were intending to hunt, thus increasing the effectiveness of their use (Rodriguez, 2020).
The macana or wino is a one-piece artefact, and has a particular shape with the handle thin, and the second part longer and thicker. The wino is made and used by men in festivities to provoke other participants, in which they would sing and dance in a circle, while waving the macana or wino.
