- Collection type
- Object
- Description
- Bow, made of wood and strung with pineapple plant fibre cord. [ASh [OPS move] 24/7/2017]
- Long description
- Bow made from purple heart wood, with a circular section that tapers towards pointed ends. The string is made of twisted pineapple plant fibre cord, which has been bound onto the bow near to each tip. [ASh [OPS move] 24/7/2017]
- Cultural groups
- Wayana
- Date / Period
- Date made: Before 1963
- Date collected
- April - October 1963
- Acquisition information
- Donated: 1964
- Materials and processes
- Material Wood Plant, Material String Plant, Process Twisted, Process Knotted, Process Carved
- Dimensions
- Length: max 1228 mm, Width: max 20 mm, Depth: max 19 mm
- Object numbers
- Accession number: 1964.2.96
Search terms: Archery Weapon, Children and Childcare, Bow
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