Wooden man catcher. Consists of a main wooden pole, which terminates in a spike at one end, and a split piece of bamboo which is tied to the wooden pole with plant fibre binding, and which curves round the wooden spike to form an oval loop. At the other end of the wooden pole, the wood is decorated with incised lines and raised notches. [EH [OPS Move] 18/4/2017]

Collection type: Object
Description: Wooden man catcher. Consists of a main wooden pole, which terminates in a spike at one end, and a split piece of bamboo which is tied to the wooden pole with plant fibre binding, and which curves round the wooden spike to form an oval loop. At the other end of the wooden pole, the wood is decorated with incised lines and raised notches. [EH [OPS Move] 18/4/2017]
Geographical reference: Papua New Guinea
Oceania > Melanesia > Papua New Guinea; Southeastern New Guinea
Person: Field collector Unknown Collector; PRM source S.G. Fenton and Company
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1895
Date collected: By 1895
Acquisition information: Purchased: 30/01/1895
Materials and processes: Material Wood Plant, Material Plant Fibre, Material Bamboo Plant, Process Recycled, Process Bound, Process Tied, Process Bent, Process Split, Process Incised
Dimensions: Diameter: max 296 mm loop, Length: max 2195 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1895.43.14
Research and responses: Seems to be made from an inverted re-used spear. [CM 26/1/99]
Probably S. Fenton of Cranbourne St, Leicester Square, London WC. [LM 8/2/2000]

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