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Object Number 973-11-70/5315A
Display Title Bamboo bow, 59.5 in. l. x 1.5 in. diam, black wood bow (?), 62 1/2" L. x 1 1/4 d
Descriptions
Object Description Bamboo bow, 59.5 in. l. x 1.5 in. diam, black wood bow (?), 62 1/2" L. x 1 1/4 dia. Bamboo strings, rather than gut string.
Inventory Description Bow, ridged and smooth, tapered at both ends, fiber at one
Classification
  • Bow
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Papua New Guinea
Additional Geographic Terms Ialibu district
Dimensions Overall: 149.5 x 4 x 2.5 cm (58 7/8 x 1 9/16 x 1 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 973-11-70/5315A, TN 103

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