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1938.36.1056.2

Arrow used with the bow 1938.36.1056 .1 [ASh [OPS move] 20/9/2017]

1938.36.1056.2

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Collection type
Object
Description
Arrow used with the bow 1938.36.1056 .1 [ASh [OPS move] 20/9/2017]
Long description
Arrow used with the bow 1938.36.1056 .1. Made from a thin splint of wood. which tapers slightly to a point at one end only. Uncertain as to whether the arrow is poisoned or not. [ASh [OPS move] 20/9/2017]
Geographical reference
Papua New Guinea
Oceania > Melanesia > Papua New Guinea
New Britain Bismarck Archipelago South-west Coast Kandrian (Moewehafen)
Cultural groups
Arawe
Person
Field collector Beatrice Mary Blackwood
PRM source Beatrice Mary Blackwood
Date / Period
Date made: Before 08/1937
Date collected
11 June 1937
Acquisition information
Donated: 1938
Materials and processes
Material Wood Plant
Dimensions
Depth: max 3 mm, Width: max 4 mm, Length: max 595 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1938.36.1056.2 Other numbers: Blackwood ii 998

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