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Object Number
989-33-30/11671
Display Title
Blowgun
Descriptions
Object Description
Tapering tube of wood wound with plant fiber (unravelling); gourd attached to tube with corded fiber; gourd has hole in base, is badly cracked, slightly patterned with dots, and stuffed with plant material (silkgrass?)
Inventory Description
Blowgun, wood tube, bark wrap, punctate gourd stuffed w/ cotton, fiber rope boun
Classification
- Blowgun
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America
/
Colombia
Dimensions
Overall: 191.8 x 3.1 x 2.8 cm (75 1/2 x 1 1/4 x 1 1/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
989-33-30/11671
Provenance
Collector
Stephen P. Kramer
(1970-1975 ca. - 12/27/88)
Donor
Stephen P. Kramer
(1970-1975 ca. - 12/27/88)
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