When you look at this bow and arrow set, you see elusiveness. The more that you know about its possible backgrounds and various uses, the more you realize that you may not know anything at all. Brought to the Orma J. Smith Museum of Natural History by Dr. Eric Yensen in the fall of 2017, this bow and arrow set originates from a small indigenous village along the Madre de Dios River of Southeastern Peru. However, the village from which the item was traded could belong to one of two separate native tribes, the Arakmbut or the Ese’Ejja, and we are unsure of which one. There are a few authors that have published works surrounding the cultures of these two peoples; however, no distinctions could be identified which could concretely link one of the two tribes to Dr. Yensen’s bow and arrows. Furthermore, in my interview with Dr. Yensen, he revealed that he had shot the museum specimen himself… and it did not go very far. He was quite dubious that the bow was ever used for hunting, fishing, or battle. This further dampens any possibility of this bow and arrow set being used by the indigenous people for more than just trading. Unfortunately, only the natives who traded it know the true use and tribal origin of this set, and perhaps, they will be the only people who ever will.