Eighteen poisoned blowpipe darts

Made:
1880-1930

Eighteen poisoned blowpipe darts, and six bamboo sheaths, in a bark wrapping, Malaya, 1880-1930

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A657504
Materials:
bamboo and wood
type:
dart

Parts

Bark wrapping for poisoned blowpipe darts, Malaya, 1880-1930

Bark Wrapping for Poisoned Blowpipe Darts

Bark wrapping for poisoned blowpipe darts, Malaya, 1880-1930

Materials:
bark
Object Number:
A657504/1
type:
wrapping and registered firearm (section 5)
Bamboo sheath for poisoned blowpipe darts, one of six, Malaya, 1880-1930

Bamboo Sheath for Poisoned Blowpipe Darts

Bamboo sheath for poisoned blowpipe darts, one of six, Malaya, 1880-1930

Materials:
bamboo
Object Number:
A657504/2
type:
sheaths and registered firearm (section 5)
Bamboo sheath for poisoned blowpipe darts, one of six, Malaya, 1880-1930

Bamboo Sheath for Poisoned Blowpipe Darts

Bamboo sheath for poisoned blowpipe darts, one of six, Malaya, 1880-1930

Materials:
bamboo
Object Number:
A657504/3
type:
sheaths and registered firearm (section 5)
Bamboo sheath for poisoned blowpipe darts, one of six, Malaya, 1880-1930

Bamboo Sheath for Poisoned Blowpipe Darts

Bamboo sheath for poisoned blowpipe darts, one of six, Malaya, 1880-1930

Materials:
bamboo
Object Number:
A657504/4
type:
sheaths and registered firearm (section 5)
Bamboo sheath for poisoned blowpipe darts, one of six, Malaya, 1880-1930

Bamboo Sheath for Poisoned Blowpipe Darts

Bamboo sheath for poisoned blowpipe darts, one of six, Malaya, 1880-1930

Materials:
bamboo
Object Number:
A657504/5
type:
sheaths and registered firearm (section 5)
Bamboo sheath for poisoned blowpipe darts, one of six, Malaya, 1880-1930

Bamboo Sheath for Poisoned Blowpipe Darts

Bamboo sheath for poisoned blowpipe darts, one of six, Malaya, 1880-1930

Materials:
bamboo
Object Number:
A657504/6
type:
sheaths and registered firearm (section 5)
Bamboo sheath for poisoned blowpipe darts, one of six, Malaya, 1880-1930

Bamboo Sheath for Poisoned Blowpipe Darts

Bamboo sheath for poisoned blowpipe darts, one of six, Malaya, 1880-1930

Materials:
bamboo
Object Number:
A657504/7
type:
sheaths and registered firearm (section 5)

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