Blowgun
87-8-62
From: Sulawesi | Ue Bone
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
| Native Name | Sopu |
| Object Number | 87-8-62 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Wana |
| Provenience | Sulawesi | Ue Bone |
| Section | Oceanian |
| Materials | Bamboo | Cuscus Skin | Peel |
| Description | Blowgun (sopu). Used fairly commonly still, for hunting birds, cuscus, deer, monkeys, pigs, etc. See accompanying gear (87-8-63). bamboo pipe, with tail of cuscus (kuse) and rattan peel. Used: one patch of cuscus tail missing. |
| Length | 233 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from Lorraine V. Aragon, 1987 |
| Other Number | 82A - Other Number |
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