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1924.44.13

Blow gun dart with detachable harpoon head with single barb. Metal head on wooden shaft bound with plant fibre and red dyed textile at the butt. [FB 6/7/2017]

1924.44.13

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Collection type
Object
Description
Blow gun dart with detachable harpoon head with single barb. Metal head on wooden shaft bound with plant fibre and red dyed textile at the butt. [FB 6/7/2017]
Geographical reference
India
Asia > Southern Asia > India
Person
Field collector Unknown Collector
PRM source The Government of Madras
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1924
Date collected
By 1924
Acquisition information
Donated: 1924
Materials and processes
Material Wood Plant, Material Textile, Material Plant Fibre, Material Metal, Process Bound, Process Carved, Process Woven, Process Dyed
Dimensions
Length: max 245 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1924.44.13

Search terms: Fishing, Fishing Accessory, Hunting accessory, Blowpipe Dart

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