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1938.36.1082

Bundle of creeper. Twisted into a length of string and used as a binding for a blow gun. [ASh [OPS move] 10/08/2016]

1938.36.1082

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Collection type
Object
Description
Bundle of creeper. Twisted into a length of string and used as a binding for a blow gun. [ASh [OPS move] 10/08/2016]
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
June - August 1937
Acquisition information
Donated: 1938
Materials and processes
Material Creeper Plant, Process Coiled, Process Twisted
Dimensions
Diameter: max 48 mm bundle, Height: max 27 mm bundle
Object numbers
Accession number: 1938.36.1082 Other numbers: Blackwood ii 1024

Search terms: Specimen, Hunting, Technique, Weapon, Cordage, Blowpipe, Hunting accessory, Cord