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 : Kayan man preparing poison for blowpipe, Borneo, SE Asia


Kayan man preparing poison for blowpipe, Borneo, SE Asia

Young Kayan man heating poison for use in his blowpipe over a fire, until it becomes a thick, dark paste, Borneo, SE Asia (then part of the British Empire). The poison is then applied to the tip of the dart which is blown from the pipe.
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Picture No
12018108
Media ID
47659379
Size
3574px x 5467px (5.8MB)
Credit
Mary Evans Picture Library
Source
Photograph in Peoples of All Nations, edited by J A Hammerton, Harmsworth, No.8, June 1922
Date
1922

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