Blowgun dart

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Culture/People
Catawba
Previous owner
Fletcher Beck, Catawba
Collector
Dr. Frank G. Speck (Frank Gouldsmith Speck/F.G. Speck/FGS), Non-Indian, 1881-1950
Seller
Dr. Frank G. Speck (Frank Gouldsmith Speck/F.G. Speck/FGS), Non-Indian, 1881-1950
Object Name
Blowgun dart
Media/Materials
Wood, feather/feathers
Techniques
Carved
Object Type
Hunting/Fishing/Warfare
Place
South Carolina; USA
Collection History
Collected from Fletcher Beck (Catawba) by anthropologist Frank G. Speck (1881-1950), probably in 1938; purchased by MAI from Frank Speck in 1938.
Catalog Number
19/7457
Barcode
197457.000
See related items
Catawba
Hunting/Fishing/Warfare
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
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