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Blowpipe

The blowpipe, 157 centimetres in length, is composed of two pipes stuck inside each other. The outer pipe acts as protective casing. This example is missing the corresponding mouthpiece as well as a sight made from wild boar teeth. It was collected from a Taulipáng settlement by Theodor Koch-Grünberg, however, it was not made there. The Taulipáng evidently traded it with members of the Ye‘kuana. Blowpipes were typically used to hunt small animals or birds. Considerable skill is required to use it efficiently.

Data Provider
Museen Freiburg Show original at data provider

Cataloguing data

Cultural attribution
Pemón
Object type
Blasrohr
Dimensions
Length: 1588.0 mm
Diameter: 20.0 mm
Material/Technique
Plant material
Current location
Museum Natur und Mensch
Inventory number
III/1077.01

Provenance and sources

  • Production
    when
    1911 - 1913
  • Change of legal title:
    Donation
    when
    10.10.1914
  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    America

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