Borneo blowpipe darts are very similar to those of the Orang Asli people on the Peninsula. The main difference is that they also use strings as tail-end material, sometimes use fletches for higher accuracy at longer distances, and use tiny…

The first part of this article concentrated on the production of the rough blowpipe. The second part describes how to finish it and the design elements of the Borneo blowpipes, including their use. Finishing the barrel The metal rod used…

Borneo blowpipes were for generations the primary hunting weapon in the Bornean interior. If we say ‘Borneo’, we mean the whole island, consisting of the two Malaysian provinces of Sabah and Sarawak, the Indonesian province of Kalimantan, and the Sultanate…