Accession No
Z 36 A
Description
Palm wood bow with cane string, fortified with platted cane bands, upper end carved with pendant of native sennet & beads.
Place
Oceania; Papua New Guinea; Mandated New Guinea
Period
Source
Rogers, G. F. (M.D.) [collector and donor]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
Z 36 A; MAA: Z 36 A-O
Cultural Affliation
Material
?Wood; ?Cane
Local Term
Measurements
Events
Context (Related Documents)
Catalogue card reads, in black ink: "Z 36 a-o | German New Guinea / a. Palm wood bow with cane string, fortified with platted cane bands, upper end carved with pendant of native sennet & beads. / b-c. two carved arrows [?pointed] with pig bone. / d. composite arrow, bamboo blade, dec. with coix seeds & bird feathers / e. [composite arrow] carved wood [dec. with coix seeds & bird feathers] / f to j. 5 [composite arrows], bamboo blade, stems [incised] (i col'd &carved) / k to n. 4 [composite arrows, bamboo blade], plain [?string]. / o. 1 [composite arrows, bamboo blade], special pattern. / (b, d, f, g, h, i, j, k, all have shafts died with incised patterns) / D. G.F. Rogers."
Red circular sticker in top right corner.
Event Date 25/8/2020
Author: Katrina Dring
Description (Physical description)
Catalogue card notes: "a. Palm wood bow with cane string, fortified with platted cane bands, upper end carved with pendant of native sennet & beads."
Event Date 25/8/2020
Author: Katrina Dring
FM:287772
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