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Start Over Collection place Greater Sunda Islands, Indonesia Culture or time period Maritime Southeast Asian cultures Function 1.7 Fighting, Warfare, and Social Control
Hearst Museum object titled Arrows, accession number 18-1670a-e, described as Arrow, wood; bamboo foreshaft, with tapered points pressed into open distal end, and lashed with bamboo strips. Used for hunting. Maximum length 127.5 cm.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Blowgun, accession number 18-1664, described as Blowgun, ironwood, with iron spear point lashed to distal end with bamboo strips; curled iron wire at end of gun for sighting; tuft of hair [human ?] attached under bamboo lashing. For hunting game (s) [sic]. Length 209.0 cm. Shaft diameter 2.8 cm.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Blowgun, accession number 18-1666, described as Blowgun, ironwood, with iron spear point lashed to distal end with bamboo strips; curled iron wire attached under lashing for sighting. Length 225.5 cm. Foreshaft diameter 2.0 cm.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Blowgun, accession number 18-1665, described as Blowgun, ironwood, with iron spear point lashed to distal end with bamboo strips; tuft of hair [human ?] lashed to base of point. For hunting game (s) [sic]. Length 109.8 cm. Foreshaft diameter 2.8 cm.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Blowgun and spearhead, accession number 18-16, described as Wood blowgun with iron spear blade attached: inlaid lead mouthpiece.
Hearst Museum object titled Bone dagger, accession number 18-1690, described as Dagger, bone; long bone with diagonal split; tan, polished finish. Length 30.5 cm. Weapon for killing people.
Hearst Museum object titled Bone dagger, accession number 18-1689, described as Dagger, bone; long bone with diagonal split; brown, polished finish; blunt end. Length 26.0 cm. Weapon for killing people.
Hearst Museum object titled Bone dagger, accession number 18-1691, described as Dagger bone; long bone with diagonal split; tan, blunt end, polished finish. Length 23.3 cm.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Bow, accession number 18-1668, described as Bow, ironwood; concave back and convex belly; bamboo strip bow string. Hunting bow. Length ca. 167.0 cm.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Bow, accession number 18-1667, described as Bow, ironwood; hand piece lashed to belly near center with commercial (?) twine; no bow string. Used for hunting. Length 182.5 cm. Width 3.0 cm.

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