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1938.36.378

Palm-wood bow with bamboo string. [ASh [OPS move] 20/9/2017]

1938.36.378

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Collection type
Object
Description
Palm-wood bow with bamboo string. [ASh [OPS move] 20/9/2017]
Long description
Palm-wood bow with a stained black surface. The tips of the bow have been shouldered and taper to a point. Attached is a string made of bamboo, which has been looped over one end and tied around the other with string. [ASh [OPS move] 20/9/2017]
Geographical reference
Papua New Guinea
Oceania > Melanesia > Papua New Guinea
Morobe Province
Cultural groups
Anga
Person
Field collector Beatrice Mary Blackwood
PRM source Beatrice Mary Blackwood
Date / Period
Date made: On or before 1937
Date collected
1936 - 1937
Acquisition information
Donated: 1938
Materials and processes
Material Palm Wood Plant, Material Bamboo Plant, Material Pigment, Process Carved, Process Strung, Process Stained, Process Looped, Process Twisted
Dimensions
Length: max 1582 mm, Depth: max 16 mm, Width: max 30 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1938.36.378 Other numbers: Blackwood ii 378

Search terms: Archery Weapon, Bow

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