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Start Over Object class Blowguns Function 1.7 Fighting, Warfare, and Social Control
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Blowgun, accession number 10-1131a-c, described as a) Bamboo blowgun; pyroengraved; 3 bands wrapped cord; 87” L.; b) Bamboo tube quiver and cover; carved wood handle; plaited rattan bands; c) 12 darts; 1 cork tip; 2 wood; 9 without
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 18-907, described as Blowgun, wood. Length 1.79 m. (blade missing).
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Blowgun, accession number 18-908, described as Blowgun, palmwood. Length 1.70 m. (blade missing)
Hearst Museum object titled Blow gun, accession number 18-65, described as Blowgun
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.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Blowgun/spear, accession number 18-957, described as blowgun/spear combination; shaft is heavy black wood with hole bored entire length for blowgun; iron spearpoint is attached to shaft by binding of split bamboo or other cane; for hunting, fighting
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Blowgun/spear w/ darts, accession number 18-50, described as Blowgun with spear blade attached

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