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Blowguns

Scope note

Projectile weapons consisting basically of a long narrow tube of wood, cane, reed, or metal, through which small darts or pellets are propelled by means of the user's breath.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

300036997

Term used for

blowpipes (weapons)

Equivalent Terms used

blowgun

Created

12yrs ago

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