Blowgun Dart Knife

P1222

From: Borneo

Curatorial Section: Oceanian

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Object Number P1222
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Borneo
Section Oceanian
Materials Gibbon Bone (uncertain) | Metal
Description

Knife for making blowgun darts. Short iron blade with angled back and cutting surface; bone handle made of the femur of a gibbon (Hylobates sp.).

Length 17.5 cm
Credit Line Gift of Dr. William H. Furness 3rd., 1898 or Alfred C. Harrison Jr. and Dr. H. M. Hiller, 1899

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