94 THE MANOBOS OF MINDANAO— GARVAN 



or five tufts near one extremity, set at a distance of about 2.5 centimeters from each other, are 

 made by scraping the surface so as to form little tufts of shavings. This style of dart arrow is used 

 principally for monkeys, but a supply is always on hand for warlike purposes, when the more 

 finished and efficient arrows become exhausted. 



Another difference in the hunting arrow is the 2-pronged bamboo head formed either by 

 splitting a regular bamboo arrow or, more commonly, by lashing together two arrows. I saw 

 on a few occasions palma brava spike heads used by the Man6bos of the far upper Agiisan. These 

 latter forms are used exclusively for hornbills whose tough hide and abundant plumage require 

 something stronger than the ordinary arrow. 



THE BLOWGUN 



Tbe blowgun 23 is used sporadically and perfunctorily on the far upper Agiisan, but I have 

 never seen it anywhere else among Man6bos. 29 It is used for shooting small birds, chickens, 

 and mice. It is made of an internode of a variety of bamboo 30 about 1.2 meters long and 12.5 

 millimeters in diameter, to which is joined another internode about 20 centimeters long and of 

 slightly larger diameter. This forms the mouthpiece. I have never seen any decorative work 

 on a blowpipe. The dart is a thin tapering piece of bamboo about 35 centimeters long and 1.5 

 millimeters in diameter at the butt. Enough cotton to fill the bore of the gun is fastened at the 

 butt end of the dart. It is discharged by tbe breath. The point is never poisoned, nor is there 

 any tradition as to the former use of poison on these darts. 



The blowgun, when in use, is held to the mouth with the right hand. The maximum range 

 is about 20 meters. I have seen very small birds killed at a distance of about 8 meters. 



» Sum-pi-lan. 



■ Its use by the Mandayas of the Kati'U, Manorlgau, and Karaga Rivers is very common, but so far as I know it is neither a defensive nor an 

 offensive weapon. 

 « La-ftf. 



