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1994.10.27

Blowpipe. Made from bamboo. Each end is bound with white string. Part-way along there is an orange coloured ?animal ?tooth set into black coloured resin. [AB [OPS move] 6/9/2017]

1994.10.27

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Collection type
Object
Description
Blowpipe. Made from bamboo. Each end is bound with white string. Part-way along there is an orange coloured ?animal ?tooth set into black coloured resin. [AB [OPS move] 6/9/2017]
Geographical reference
Guyana
Latin America and the Caribbean > South America > Guyana
Amazonia Upper Mazaruni
Cultural groups
Akawaio
Person
Field collector Leslie Rooney
PRM source Daphne Seggar
PRM source Audrey Butt Colson
Date / Period
Date made: Circa 1949-1955
Date collected
circa 1949 - 1955
Acquisition information
Donated: 10/1994
Materials and processes
Material Bamboo Plant, Material String, Material Resin Plant, Material Animal Tooth, Process Carved, Process Bound
Dimensions
Height: max 32 mm, Length: max 1148 mm, Width: max 17 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1994.10.27

Search terms: Weapon, Toy and Game, Model, Hunting, Blowpipe, Hunting accessory, Toy

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