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1913.12.14

Bow, made of wood with a plant fibre string attached. [ASh [OPS move] 14/8/2017]

1913.12.14

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Collection type
Object
Description
Bow, made of wood with a plant fibre string attached. [ASh [OPS move] 14/8/2017]
Long description
Bow, made of wood, which is naturally shaped from a branch and smoothed along the inner edge. The bow tips have been shaped to a point. The bow string is made from twisted a plant fibre, which is bound and looped over either tip. [ASh [OPS move] 14/8/2017]
Geographical reference
Solomon Islands
Oceania > Melanesia > Solomon Islands
Santa Cruz Islands
Person
Field collector Unknown Collector
PRM source Alfred Walter Francis Fuller
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1912
Date collected
By 1912
Acquisition information
Donated: 1913
Materials and processes
Material Wood Plant, Material Plant Fibre, Process Carved, Process Twisted, Process Looped
Dimensions
Depth: max 26 mm, Length: max 1882 mm, Width: max 53 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1913.12.14
Research and responses

It is not clear which Santa Cruz this entry refers to. [JP 29/11/1999] It seems likely however that it is Santa Cruz Islands in the Solomons [AP 15/12/1999]

Search terms: Archery Weapon, Bow

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