Blowgun dart

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Culture/People: Alibamu
Previous owner: George Battise (George Batise), Alibamu, ca. 1860-1945
Collector: Chief William M. Skye (Bill Skye), Peoria, 1868-1923; Leo Walker, Sac and Fox (Sauk & Fox); Mark Raymond Harrington (M. R. Harrington/MRH), Non-Indian, 1882-1971

Collection History: Collected from George Battise (Alibamu, ca. 1860-1945) in 1910 by anthropologist Mark Raymond Harrington (1882-1971, MAI staff member), assisted by Chief William M. Skye (Peoria, 1868-1923) and expedition interpreter Leo Walker (Sac and Fox), during fieldwork sponsored by George Heye.
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Place: Texas; USA

See related items: Alibamu; Hunting/Fishing/Warfare

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 2/7447
Barcode: 027447.000

Object Type: Hunting/Fishing/Warfare

Object Name: Blowgun dart
Media/Materials: Wood, vegetal material, twine/string
Techniques: Carved

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws69939f63f-70c9-498c-a9f8-8c4f821c8a1a

Record ID: NMAI_28887