Blowgun

Museum number:
18-1446a-d
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.3918
Description:
Blowgun, novelty, carved bone stained with dark brown resin; twenty complete guns composed of four parts each: (a) is front end carved as dragon head; (b) is central portion of shaft; (c) is end part of shaft carved as tail; (d) is attachable dart container; total length: 110-115 cm. Indonesia, Kalimantan
Donor:
Stephen T. Colman
Collection place:
Borneo, Indonesia
Culture or time period:
Indonesian
Collector:
Stephen T. Colman
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Blowguns and Dragons
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Accession date:
April 1, 1984
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 3 titled Blowgun, accession number 18-1446a-d, described as Blowgun, novelty, carved bone stained with dark brown resin; twenty complete guns composed of four parts each: (a) is front end carved as dragon head; (b) is central portion of shaft; (c) is end part of shaft carved as tail; (d) is attachable dart container; total length: 110-115 cm. Indonesia, KalimantanHearst Museum object 2 of 3 titled Blowgun, accession number 18-1446a-d, described as Blowgun, novelty, carved bone stained with dark brown resin; twenty complete guns composed of four parts each: (a) is front end carved as dragon head; (b) is central portion of shaft; (c) is end part of shaft carved as tail; (d) is attachable dart container; total length: 110-115 cm. Indonesia, KalimantanHearst Museum object 3 of 3 titled Blowgun, accession number 18-1446a-d, described as Blowgun, novelty, carved bone stained with dark brown resin; twenty complete guns composed of four parts each: (a) is front end carved as dragon head; (b) is central portion of shaft; (c) is end part of shaft carved as tail; (d) is attachable dart container; total length: 110-115 cm. Indonesia, Kalimantan

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