Blowgun Dart Quiver

P1214

From: Borneo | Dutch East Borneo | Mahakam River | Tepoh

Curatorial Section: Oceanian

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Object Number P1214
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Tanjong
Provenience Borneo | Dutch East Borneo | Mahakam River | Tepoh
Section Oceanian
Materials Bamboo | Peel | Wood | Skin
Description

Quiver for blow gun darts. Selo. Section of bamboo, with closed bottom, long slender wooden hook for hanging from belt. Plaited rattan peel ring around base. Skin on the inside. The lid is dome shaped with a decorative rattan ring around the bottom. Cord where it would attach to the tube. A separate bundle of twigs is attached to the tube.

Length 36 cm
Width 5 cm
Credit Line Gift of Alfred C. Harrison Jr. and Dr. H. M. Hiller, 1899

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