Dart

Museum number:
16-13231
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.2295
Description:
Blowgun; palm branch sliver with wad of local cotton (kapok?) at one end, which is sewn on and bound with inner part of palm; wood coated with local asphalt. Length: 39.2 centimeters.
Donor:
David H. Eichorn
Collection place:
TamaTama, Amazonas, Venezuela
Culture or time period:
Piaroa
Collector:
David H. Eichorn
Object type:
ethnography
Accession date:
1967
Department:
South America (except Ancient Peru)
Loans:
S1968-1969 #115: Berkeley High School (May 6, 1969–May 16, 1969), S1969-1970 #121: Berkeley High School (May 14, 1970–June 23, 1970), S1969-1970 #26: Berkeley High School (September 22, 1969–November 24, 1969), S1970-1971 #23: Berkeley High School (October 1, 1970–November 25, 1970), S1971-1972 #22: Berkeley High School/David H. Eichorn (September 29, 1971–November 10, 1971), and S1973-1974 #14: Berkeley High School/David H. Eichorn (September 12, 1973–October 12, 1973)
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Dart, accession number 16-13231, described as Blowgun; palm branch sliver with wad of local cotton (kapok?) at one end, which is sewn on and bound with inner part of palm; wood coated with local asphalt. Length: 39.2 centimeters.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Dart, accession number 16-13231, described as Blowgun; palm branch sliver with wad of local cotton (kapok?) at one end, which is sewn on and bound with inner part of palm; wood coated with local asphalt. Length: 39.2 centimeters.

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