Model of a whip-sling [.1] with dart [.2]. [El.B 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 17/3/2005]

Collection type: Object
Description: Model of a whip-sling [.1] with dart [.2]. [El.B 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 17/3/2005]
Long description: The whip-sling [.1] consists of a straight stick, with a length of twisted string that was originally bound to it at one end and hangs down, the string is now detached from the object and tied to it in two places with museum string. The end of the string that was not originally attached to the whip-sling is fraying and has a small knot on the end. The dart [.2] has a leaf shaped tip and flat spatula shaped butt. The shaft is square in section immediately below the tip and tapers along its length to the flattened butt. The width of the shaft is the same all the way along. [SM 25/11/2008]
Geographical reference: New Zealand
Oceania > Australia and New Zealand > New Zealand
Cultural groups: Māori
Person: Field collector Henry Balfour; PRM source Henry Balfour
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1916
Date collected: By 1916
Acquisition information: Donated: 1916
Materials and processes: Material Wood Plant, Material String, Process Carved, Process Bound, Process Twisted, Process Tied, Process Knotted
Dimensions: Length: max 235 mm [.2], Width: max 21 mm [.2], Length: max 800 mm [.1], Diameter: max 14 mm [.1]
Object numbers: Accession number: 1916.33.34.1 Accession number: 1916.33.34.2