An echo of the past: Bellingham's oldest remaining Berimbau?

I have heard rumors that there was some organized Capoeira in Bellingham before the beginning of its current incarnation with Ben Lockwood, Holly Polinkus and Elese Watness back in the fall of 2007. Maybe even before Skya Fisher moved to Bellingham in 2002 and taught a class at the YWCA.

For example, a friend recalled a Capoeira demonstration at Ferndale High School in the early 2000s. 

But there was no evidence left, only vague hearsay - until now:

A friend lives at the Oasis community house in Bellingham, and told me that there was a berimbau lying around. We finally connected and I was able to retrieve it. 

The berimbau itself definitely needed some love: I replaced the leather cap at the top, healed a crack in the cabaca with some wood glue... but it's still useable! And now it finally has a home where it can hang and relax.

Who used to own this berimbau? My friend has heard that it was someone whose name was possibly Jason, a previous resident of the Oasis, who practiced Capoeira. 

Who was this person? what kind of Capoeira did they train? who did they train with? who was their teacher? when were they training? (for reference, Mestre Jurandir came to Seattle at the invitation of Charles Hargrett in 1997) who made the berimbau? what kind of wood is it?