Dart kit

Museum number:
18-1285a-m
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21181285a@2dm
Accession number:
Acc.3741
Description:
(a) Carrying case; a section of bamboo with wooden hook for attaching to belt. Length 29 cm. (b) Tube; reed tube hold special dart (c) Darts (d-m). Length 23 cm. Darts for hunting. The case is hooked over the belt and worn on the left side along with the “mandau” (”parang”). Sometimes it contains tubes for individual darts. Compare with 18-1288 a-c for “mandau.”
Donor:
Bernard G. Saunders and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Borneo, Indonesia
Object type:
(not specified)
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Dart kit, accession number 18-1285a-m, described as (a) Carrying case; a section of bamboo with wooden hook for attaching to belt. Length 29 cm. (b) Tube; reed tube hold special dart (c) Darts (d-m). Length 23 cm. Darts for hunting. The case is hooked over the belt and worn on the left side along with the “mandau” (”parang”). Sometimes it contains tubes for individual darts. Compare with 18-1288 a-c for “mandau.”

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