- Collection type
- Object
- Description
- Musical bow
- Person
- Field collector Robert Henry Codrington
- Field collector Melanesian Mission
- PRM source Robert Henry Codrington
- Date / Period
- Date made: Before 1888
- Date collected
- 1888
- Acquisition information
- Donated: 1912
- Materials and processes
- Material Reed Plant, Material Plant Fibre, Material Palm Leaf Plant, Process Twisted
- Dimensions
- Length: max 410 mm
- Object numbers
- Accession number: 1920.100.58
Search terms: Music, Musical Instrument, Musical Bow
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