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Blowgun Dart

MOA: University of British Columbia

3157/159

Cylindrical wooden dart (part a) with wood fragment (part b). The wooden dart (part a) tapers slightly along the shaft. There is a small, thinner section of wood extending from the wider end. There is a hole through the centre of the wood down the shaft. Plant fibre has been wrapped around the shaft near the tapered end. There are marks indicating that there was another section of plant fibre wrapped near the opposite end, which is no longer part of the object.

  • Type of Item dart
  • Culture Meso-American
  • Material wood, plant fibre
  • Measurements height 39.5 cm, diameter 1.8 cm (overall) height 6.9 cm, diameter 0.5 cm (part b)
  • Previous Owner Alan R. Sawyer, Erika H. Sawyer, Carol Sawyer, Brian Sawyer, Dana Sawyer, Diane Sawyer, Lynn Thompson
  • Received from Carol Sawyer, Brian Sawyer, Dana Sawyer, Diane Sawyer, Lynn Thompson
  • Creation Date between 1 and 1500
  • Ownership Date before 2002, before 2012, before July 15, 2015
  • Acquisition Date on July 15, 2015
  • Condition poor
  • Accession Number 3157/0159

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