Heres a couple of blow pipes I have, one I believe is a 19th Cent. example, with the brass mouth piece and slightly more ornate blade. It has an old label on it that sadly I can no longer read.
The other I bought about 20 years ago from Borneo.
The brass mouth one is in a very nice dark red wood, nicely crafted. The more modern example is in a light wood thats been dyed black.
Notice the crude sight on the more modern example, merely a piece of wire bent.
I'm fairly certain my first is Dyak, the second I'd only class as being from the region.
Whats interesting is how they are made with a bend in the tube, only when held at one end does the bend become straight. Atleast on my examples.
I think my quiver is Dyak, but the top has been rebound with string, so not sure your example is ?
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