Blowgun, novelty, carved bone stained with dark-brown resin; twenty complete guns composed of four parts each. (a) Front end carved as dragon head. (b) Central portion of shaft. (c) End part of shaft carved as tail. (d) Attachable dart container. Total length 110-115 cm. Tourist item, part (c) plugs shaft rendering gun non-functional.
Donor:
Stephen T. Colman
Collection place:
Borneo, Indonesia
Collector:
Stephen T. Colman
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Blowguns and Dragons
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions