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2003.22.1

Bamboo dart case decoratively incised on the outside and with two loops of plaited plant fibre around it. Contains approximately eleven darts made from slivers of bamboo and pith. [JP 15/1/2003]

2003.22.1

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Collection type
Object
Description
Bamboo dart case decoratively incised on the outside and with two loops of plaited plant fibre around it. Contains approximately eleven darts made from slivers of bamboo and pith. [JP 15/1/2003]
Long description
Bamboo dart case incised with geometric decorative designs on the out side surface, with two bands of plaited plant fibre around it. At the bottom end of the case is a wooden cap sealed in to the case with resin [.1]. The darts case contains eleven [.2 - .12] darts, 10 of which [.2 - .11] are made from slivers of bamboo and a conical piece of pith at one end, and one of which [.12] has no pith. [RH [OPS move] 8/3/2019]
Person
Maker Unknown Maker
Field collector Unknown Collector
PRM source Unknown Source
Date / Period
Date made: Unknown
Date collected
Unknown
Acquisition information
Found unentered: 2003
Materials and processes
Material Bamboo Plant, Material Plant Pith, Material Wood Plant, Material Resin Plant, Material Poison, Process Carved, Process Plaited, Process Incised, Process Sawn, Process Glued
Dimensions
Diameter: max 68 mm, Length: max 267 mm, Length: max 183 mm each dart, approx
Object numbers
Accession number: 2003.22.1
Research and responses

From the incised decoration on the case it looks as if this item originates from South East Asia, possibly Borneo or other parts of Indonesia. [JP 15/1/2003]

Search terms: Weapon, Blowpipe Dart, Quiver

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