The Runner

MOA: University of British Columbia

3010/23 a-b

Runner figure. Male figure (part a) wears knee-length black tunic. The runner's left knee is bent, and he holds a small bowl in his left hand. Arms move at the shoulder, and legs at the hip. The wooden base (part b) has leather footholds and has a leaf-like design on the top.


  • Type of Item figure
  • Culture Kamentsa
  • Material wood, cotton fibre, animal skin, paint
  • Measurements height 31.5 cm, width 12.0 cm, depth 8.0 cm (overall)

  • Creator Basilio Juajibioy
  • Previous Owner Diego Samper, Marlene Samper
  • Received from Diego Samper, Museum of Anthropology Director's Budget

  • Made in Putumayo

  • Creation Date during 1989
  • Collection Date during 1989
  • Ownership Date before August 4, 2013
  • Acquisition Date on August 4, 2013

  • Item Classes carvings & sculpture
  • Condition good
  • Accession Number 3010/0023 a-b