- Collection type
- Object
- Description
- Catapult made from a branch fork. [MJD (Verve) 30/8/2017]
- Geographical reference
- Cultural groups
- Igbo
- Date / Period
- Date made: Before 1942
- Date collected
- By 1942
- Acquisition information
- Donated: 1942
- Materials and processes
- Material Wood Plant, Process Carved
- Dimensions
- Thick: max 27 mm, Width: max 125 mm, Length: max 430 mm
- Object numbers
- Accession number: 1942.13.1071 Other numbers: 5950
Search terms: Weapon
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