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1898.15.2

Dart, with a wooden shaft. At one end there is a bulbous knob of resin with string binding beneath, the other end is bound with string. This end is possibly broken. [AB [OPS move] 26/9/2018]

1898.15.2

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Collection type
Object
Description
Dart, with a wooden shaft. At one end there is a bulbous knob of resin with string binding beneath, the other end is bound with string. This end is possibly broken. [AB [OPS move] 26/9/2018]
Geographical reference
Brazil
Latin America and the Caribbean > South America > Brazil
Upper Xingu River
Cultural groups
Trumai
Person
Field collector Hermann Meyer
PRM source Hermann Meyer
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1897
Date collected
By 1897
Acquisition information
Donated: 1898
Materials and processes
Material Wood Plant, Material Resin Plant, Material String, Process Bound, Process Carved
Dimensions
Diameter: max 25 mm, Length: max 1904 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1898.15.2

Search terms: Weapon, Blowpipe Dart