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2009.116.1

Blowpipe dart of metal with barbed tip and shaft bound with an unknown substance, ?poison. The metal tip is bound to a piece of wood. [MJD 07/08/2009]

2009.116.1

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Collection type
Object
Description
Blowpipe dart of metal with barbed tip and shaft bound with an unknown substance, ?poison. The metal tip is bound to a piece of wood. [MJD 07/08/2009]
Person
Field collector Unknown Collector
PRM source F. Bailey
Date
Acquisition information
Found unentered: 05/08/2009
Materials and processes
Material Metal, Material Poison, Material Wood Plant, Process Forged (Metal), Process Bound, Process Carved
Dimensions
Length: max 121 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 2009.116.1
Research and responses

The word Bojesman is an archaic term for the San people of the Kalahari desert. See http://foragers.wikidot.com/southern-african-foragers accessed 07/08/2009 [MJD 07/08/2009]

Search terms: Archery Weapon, Blowpipe Dart, Weapon

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