Blowgun and dart

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Culture/People: Mississippi Choctaw
Previous owner: Elon Tucklow (Elon Tuckloo/Elon Tookalo), Mississippi Choctaw, ca. 1855-ca. 1925; Bill Bob, Mississippi Choctaw
Collector: Mark Raymond Harrington (M. R. Harrington/MRH), Non-Indian, 1882-1971

Collection History: Collected from Elon Tucklow (Mississippi Choctaw, ca. 1855-ca. 1925) or Bill Bob (Mississippi Choctaw) in 1908 by anthropologist Mark Raymond Harrington (1882-1971, MAI staff member) during fieldwork sponsored by George Heye.
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Place: Neshoba County and Scott County; Mississippi; USA

See related items: Mississippi Choctaw; Hunting/Fishing/Warfare

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 1/8871
Barcode: 018871.000

Object Type: Hunting/Fishing/Warfare
Indigenous Term: lompa'

Object Name: Blowgun and dart
Media/Materials: Cane (Swamp cane/River cane)
Techniques: Cut

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws61330f3d6-bb6d-43d7-acf6-0b3d7f5042c6

Record ID: NMAI_20020