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1937.39.14

Bow, made from wood with a cane string. [ASh [OPS move] 20/9/2017]

1937.39.14

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Collection type
Object
Description
Bow, made from wood with a cane string. [ASh [OPS move] 20/9/2017]
Long description
Bow, made from a long length of wood, which has been nocked at either end. The ends of the limbs appear to have been scorched. Attached via plaited plant fibre bands is a cane string. [ASh [OPS move] 20/9/2017]
Geographical reference
Papua New Guinea
Oceania > Melanesia > Papua New Guinea
Mount Hagen
Person
Field collector Michael James Leahy
PRM source Michael James Leahy
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1936
Date collected
circa 1936
Acquisition information
Donated: 1937
Materials and processes
Material Palm Wood Plant, Material Cane Plant, Process Strung, Process Bound, Process Plaited, Process Carved, Process Burnt
Dimensions
Depth: max 19 mm, Width: max 45 mm, Length: max 1598 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1937.39.14

Search terms: Archery Weapon, Bow

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