Blowgun

Long bamboo tube (node visible near one end) with narrow bore insert and outer wrapping, now much damaged. Incised decoration at both ends of bamboo. On Edredge's list as "Borneo?" but does not resemble ironwood Dayak blowguns. description of Philippine blowguns in Herbert W. Krieger, The Collection of Primitive Weapons . . of the Philippine Islands . . . (1926) pp. 57-62.

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Identifier

290,916_17770A

Origin

Philippine Islands (uncertain)

Materials

Bamboo|Reed (uncertain)

Physical Dimensions

197.0 cm long

Provenance

Gift of William Pepper, 1896

Display status

Not on display

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http://www.penn.museum/collections/object/290916

Collection

Penn Museum

Source

Record accessed in February 2021
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“Blowgun,” Mapping Philippine Material Culture, accessed April 29, 2024, https://philippinestudies.uk/mapping/items/show/5701.

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