Blowpipe Dart Item Number: 2516/4 a-ee from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
31 poison-tipped darts, made of long thin sticks of bamboo, pointed at both ends. At top of each is a wooden cylidrical tip cover which tapers down in size.
Item History
- Made in Sarawak, Malaysia
- Collected between 1957 and 1968
- Owned by Dana Mullen
- Owned by Vernon W. Mullen before January 2, 2001
- Received from Vernon W. Mullen (Donor) on January 2, 2001
What
- Name
- Blowpipe Dart
- Identification Number
- 2516/4 a-ee
- Type of Item
- dart
- Material
- bamboo grass, wood and poison resin
- Overall
- height 23.1 cm, diameter 1.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Murut
- Previous Owner
- Dana Mullen and Vernon W. Mullen
- Received from
- Vernon W. Mullen (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Sarawak, Malaysia
When
- Collection Date
- between 1957 and 1968
- Ownership Date
- before January 2, 2001
- Acquisition Date
- on January 2, 2001
Other
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 2516/0004 a-ee