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1907.75.15.2.4

Blowpipe dart of bamboo, with a butt of plant pith and a small shark's tooth at the tip, set in resin. [El.B 3/5/2007]

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1907.75.15.2.4

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Collection type: Object
Description: Blowpipe dart of bamboo, with a butt of plant pith and a small shark's tooth at the tip, set in resin. [El.B 3/5/2007]
Geographical reference: Indonesia
Asia > South-eastern Asia > Indonesia; Kalimantan Mahakam River
Person: Field collector H.L. Chittenden; PRM source H.L. Chittenden
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1907
Date collected: Before 1907
Acquisition information: Purchased: 1907
Materials and processes: Material Shark Tooth Fish, Material Bamboo Plant, Material Plant Pith, Material Resin Plant, Process Glued
Dimensions: Length: max 272 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1907.75.15.2.4 Other numbers: 13

Search terms: Weapon, Blowpipe Dart