Blowpipe. Made from wood hollowed along the length. It flares slightly at the mouthpiece. There is cane bound around the distal end. [AB [OPS move] 15/9/2017]

Collection type: Object
Description: Blowpipe. Made from wood hollowed along the length. It flares slightly at the mouthpiece. There is cane bound around the distal end. [AB [OPS move] 15/9/2017]
Long description: Blowpipe. Made from wood hollowed along the length. It flares slightly at the mouthpiece. There is cane bound around the distal end. For the associated spearhead see 1945.6.104 .2 [AB [OPS move] 15/9/2017]
Geographical reference: Malaysia
Asia > South-eastern Asia > Malaysia; Sarawak Sabah
Person: Field collector Hubert John Aloysius Berkeley; PRM source Wolstan Edward Francis Berkeley
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1926
Date collected: 1886 -1926
Acquisition information: Bequeathed: 1945
Materials and processes: Material Wood Plant, Material Rattan Fibre Plant, Material Cane Plant, Process Bound, Process Hollowed, Process Carved
Dimensions: Length: max 2043 mm, Diameter: max 42 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1945.6.104.1

Search terms: Weapon, Blowpipe

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