Object class: Weapons / Culture or time period: Melanesian cultures / Accession number: Acc.3562 - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

Start Over Object class Weapons Culture or time period Melanesian cultures Accession number Acc.3562

1. Bow and bow string

Museum number:: 11-42751
Culture or time period:: New Guinea, Papua Island
Object class:: Bowstrings and Bows (weapons)
Function:: 1.1 Hunting and Fishing
Dimensions:: length 200 centimeters
Collector:: Caroline Mytinger
Collection place:: Middle Fly River, Papua New Guinea

2. Club

Museum number:: 11-42732
Culture or time period:: Melanesian
Object class:: Clubs (weapons)
Function:: 3.1 Status Objects and Insignia of Office
Dimensions:: length 89.5 centimeters
Collector:: Caroline Mytinger
Collection place:: New Britain, Bismarck Archipelago, Islands Region

3. Club head

Museum number:: 11-42724
Culture or time period:: New Guinea, Papua Island
Object class:: Clubs (weapons)
Function:: 1.7 Fighting, Warfare, and Social Control
Dimensions:: length 9.4 centimeters and diameter 9.5 centimeters
Collector:: Caroline Mytinger
Collection place:: Eastern Papua New Guinea