Blowgun

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Culture/People: Houma
Previous owner: Bartoleme Billiot (Bartoleme Billiout/Bartoleme Biyot), Houma
Collector: Mark Raymond Harrington (M. R. Harrington/MRH), Non-Indian, 1882-1971

Collection History: Collected from Bartoleme Billiot (Houma) in 1908 by anthropologist Mark Raymond Harrington (1882-1971, MAI staff member) during fieldwork sponsored by George Heye.
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Place: Houma; Terrebonne Parish; Louisiana; USA

See related items: Houma; Hunting/Fishing/Warfare

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 1/8468
Barcode: 018468.000

Object Type: Hunting/Fishing/Warfare
Indigenous Term: ga na pa

Object Name: Blowgun
Media/Materials: Cypress, cordage, tree pitch/gum
Techniques: Carved

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6ab46e3ff-61e7-4072-84d5-f8dcfb67a223

Record ID: NMAI_19716