bow and arrow
Objectcode
EA/55/17
Description (brief)
Bow and a set of six arrows. Three arrows have a bamboo head attached to the shaft with rattan. The other three arrows have a bearded wooden head also attached to the shaft with rattan.
Origin(s)
Southern coast: Mimika
Dating
1954-1959
Dimensions (L)
169,0 cm
Production technique
carving, braiding
Thesaurus terms
Materials thesaurus
Materials thesaurus
» organic
» vegetal
» wood
Materials thesaurus
» organic
» vegetal
» stem
» cane
» bamboo
Materials thesaurus
» organic
» vegetal
» stem
» palm stem
» rattan
Materials thesaurus
» organic
» vegetal
» bark
» bark fibre
Materials thesaurus
» organic
» vegetal
» fibre
» bark fibre
Cultural
Cultural origin
» Papua
» South West Coast
» Mimika Region
Geographic
Geographical term
» Papua
» Division Fak-Fak
» Subdivision Mimika
» Mimika
Object category
OVM Category
» hunting, fishing, gathering food
» hunting
» Hunting with weapons (including accessories)