Blowgun
Physical description
Child's blowgun made of palm wood and wound tightly with vine. Long cylindrical barrel is slightly tapering and appears to have been made in two longitudinally cut pieces held together by the vine and string-like fibres wound at both ends. The tapered end has a small flat section, possibly used to balance one's fingers when taking aim.
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Materials
Date Made
C. 1951
Date Acquired
22 Jul 2003
How Acquired
Donated
Credit Line
The Anne and Jake Loewen Collection of Wounana ArtifactsMore...
Measurements
Overall: 73.6 x 2.3 cm
Object Number
2600/4