Wood and string bow. [ASh [OPS move] 20/9/2017]

Collection type: Object
Description: Wood and string bow. [ASh [OPS move] 20/9/2017]
Long description: Bow made from wood, which has been bent into a semicircular shape and notched at either end. Attached is a string, which is made from twisted plant fibre. The string is bound around either end of the bow. [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, Material String Plant, Process Carved
Dimensions: Depth: max 9 mm, Length: max 343 mm, Width: max 76 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1938.36.1058 Other numbers: Blackwood ii 1000

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