blowdart
Tube-launched poison needle
A blowdart is a small projectile shot through a blowgun by a puff of breath.
The darts are typically needle-like and may be tipped with poison.
Indigenous hunters in tropical regions have used blowdarts to bring down birds and small game: The hunter loaded a blowdart and aimed at the monkey in the canopy.
Breath-propelled dart tube
- blowpipeBreath-propelled projectile tube
- projectileLaunched airborne object
- quiverTrembling or arrow case
- ammunitionWeapon projectiles and charges
needle · barb · mouthpiece · bamboo · reed · cone · fletching · bore
Social group sharing ancestry
- AmazonGreek warrior women
- BorneoSoutheast Asian mega-island
- ritualCeremonial set of actions
- ancestralOf one's forebears
tradition · handcrafted · curare · ethnobotany · shaman · ceremony · artifact · heritage
Plant-derived paralytic toxin
- toxinBiological-origin harm agent
- venomInjected animal poison
- paralysisLoss of muscle function
- sedativeDrug promoting calm
tranquilizer · anesthetic · frog · coating · potency · dose · extract · plant
blowgun
Breath-propelled dart tube
- blowpipeBreath-propelled projectile tube
- projectileLaunched airborne object
- quiverTrembling or arrow case
ammunition · needle · barb · mouthpiece · bamboo · reed · cone · fletching · bore · caliber
tribe
Social group sharing ancestry
ancestral · tradition · handcrafted · curare · ethnobotany · shaman · ceremony · artifact · heritage · tribal
curare
Plant-derived paralytic toxin
sedative · tranquilizer · anesthetic · frog · coating · potency · dose · extract · plant · secretion
aim
Purpose or direction
- accuracyDegree of correctness
- breath controlManaging exhalation deliberately
- lung capacityBreath volume measurement
steady · focus · practice · skill · dexterity · precision · distance · posture · exhale · timing
tracking
Monitoring location over time
stalking · game · pursuit · jungle · forest · small game · birds · monkeys · subsistence · harvesting
blowdartarrow
Pointed shaft for shooting
bullet · cannonball · missile · crossbow bolt · slingshot