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328 WEAPONS AND IMPLEMENTS part ii
of the butt, a peculiarity which may be seen in the
blowpipe-darts of Borneo.^
The only other contents of the quiver were two
rolled-up pieces of old chintz cloth, and a spear-shaped
wooden spatula, still coated with poison,
In view of all the evidence, and in spite of slight
differences, I think there need be no hesitation what-
ever in identifying both the blowpipe and quiver as a
variety of the " Benua-Jakun " blowpipe and quiver
which Vaughan-Stevens obtained in the eastern part
of Johor, in spite of the fact that this specimen was ob-
tained in Kuantan, north of the Pahang, a fact which
disagrees with Vaughan-Stevens' own statement to
the effect that this type of blowpipe is not found (in the
Malay Peninsula) north of the river in question. This
particular specimen, at all events, has the additional
interest of more nearly approaching the blowpipe of Peru
than any other specimen yet recorded from this part
of the world—a fact which should be of special interest
to the students of the problems of distribution.^
The Bloivpipe.
Benua-Jakun.—One of the Kuantan types of blowpipe
is found also among the Benua-Jakun. These
tribes use a peculiar form of blowpipe, the internal tube
of which is made in a very primitive fashion, of wood,
though its outer casing is as usual of bamboo. Its
length and calibre vary with the individual maker.'
It is exceedingly rare and hard to obtain, especially
as it takes sixteen days to make. It is made
from the wood of the " penaga " tree ("penaghur,"
sic), a sapling of which is felled and split through-
out its entire length. The two halves are then
1 Skeat, hi. cit. - lb.
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//'. * Q.\>. Favre in Atni. P. /•'. xxii. 304.
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