Bamboo Quiver and Blowpipe Darts

Bamboo quiver containing 26 bamboo darts for use with blowpipe and with gourd for carrying fletching material, from Ecuador, 1801-1920

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A626242
Materials:
quiver, bamboo, quiver, string, quiver, gourd and darts, bamboo
Measurements:
quiver (carrying string folded): 130 mm x 72 mm x 280 mm,
darts (maximum length): 282 mm
type:
blowpipe darts and registered firearm (section 5)