Blowgun

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Culture/People: Shuar
Collector: Commander George Miller Dyott (G.M. Dyott), Non-Indian, 1883-1972
Previous owner: Commander George Miller Dyott (G.M. Dyott), Non-Indian, 1883-1972
Donor: Commander George Miller Dyott (G.M. Dyott), Non-Indian, 1883-1972

Collection History: Collected between 1927 and 1933 by Commander George Miller Dyott (1883-1972, explorer, filmmaker, and aviator); donated to MAI by Commander Dyott in 1933.
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Place: Río Zamora; Morona-Santiago Province, Zamora-Chinchipe Province; Ecuador

See related items: Shuar; Hunting/Fishing/Warfare

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 18/4637
Barcode: 184637.000

Object Type: Hunting/Fishing/Warfare

Object Name: Blowgun
Media/Materials: Wood, vegetal fiber
Techniques: Carved

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6c9e3782e-8b64-47b1-9e3f-ab0893634d7d

Record ID: NMAI_197562