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1931.86.56.4

Plant leaf [.4] used as sandpaper for smoothing bows and arrows. One of 4 leaves. [See 1931.86.56.1-4] [SM (Verve) 07/05/2015]

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1931.86.56.4

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Collection type
Object
Description
Plant leaf [.4] used as sandpaper for smoothing bows and arrows. One of 4 leaves. [See 1931.86.56.1-4] [SM (Verve) 07/05/2015]
Geographical reference
Papua New Guinea
Oceania > Melanesia > Papua New Guinea
Bougainville Konua
Person
Field collector Beatrice Mary Blackwood
PRM source Beatrice Mary Blackwood
Date / Period
Date made: Before 10/1930
Date collected
?29 September 1929 - 8 October 1930
Acquisition information
Donated: 1931
Materials and processes
Material Plant Leaf
Dimensions
Width: max 126 mm box, Length: max 189 mm, Length x Width: max 61 x 175 mm box
Object numbers
Accession number: 1931.86.56.4 Other numbers: Blackwood no. 56

Search terms: Plant, Specimen, Tool, Archery Weapon