Blowgun Dart Gauge
P1226B
From: Borneo | Sarawak | Upper Baloi River
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
Object Number | P1226B |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Provenience | Borneo | Sarawak | Upper Baloi River |
Section | Oceanian |
Materials | Wood |
Description | "Wooden form on which the pith butts of the darts used in a blow-pipe are shaped. The piece of pith is fastened on the point at the end, and cut to the proper cone shape; the base of the cone is gauged by the wooden form, which is the exact size of the bore of the blow-pipe." (The Home-Life of Borneo Head-Hunters) Wooden stick with three raised decorative rings, sharp point at end. |
Length | 20.5 cm |
Credit Line | Gift of Dr. William H. Furness 3rd., 1898 |
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