Blowgun

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Culture/People: Akawaio (Acawai)
Collector: Paul G. Howes (Paul Griswold Howes), Non-Indian, 1892-1984
Seller: Paul G. Howes (Paul Griswold Howes), Non-Indian, 1892-1984

Collection History: Collected in 1916 by Paul G. Howes (1892-1984; a New York Zoological Society expedition assistant to Central and South America 1913-1916 and curator and director of Bruce Museum, Greenwich, Connecticut, 1918-1965); purchased by MAI from Paul G. Howes in 1917.
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Place: Rapununi River district; Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo Region; Guyana

See related items: Akawaio (Acawai); Hunting/Fishing/Warfare

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 6/2193
Barcode: 062193.000

Object Type: Hunting/Fishing/Warfare

Object Name: Blowgun
Media/Materials: Wood, rodent tooth/teeth, tree pitch/gum
Techniques: Carved

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6b2529164-9fe0-4b6b-bd35-3151b57a539a

Record ID: NMAI_67204