Collector: Joan Wescott / Materials: Bone (material) / Accession number: Acc.4428 - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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1. Arrow

Museum number:: 11-43908
Object class:: Arrows (projectiles)
Function:: 1.1 Hunting and Fishing and 1.7 Fighting, Warfare, and Social Control
Dimensions:: length 130 centimeters
Collector:: Joan Wescott
Collection place:: Papua New Guinea

2. Netsuke

Museum number:: 9-18672
Culture or time period:: Japanese
Object class:: Netsukes
Function:: 2.2 Personal Adornments and Accoutrements and 5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Collector:: Joan Wescott
Collection place:: Japan
Collection date:: unknown

3. Spear

Museum number:: 11-43916a,b
Object class:: Spears (weapons)
Function:: 1.7 Fighting, Warfare, and Social Control
Dimensions:: b— length 41 centimeters, b— diameter 1.4 centimeters, a— length 49 centimeters, and a— width 2.7 centimeters
Collector:: Joan Wescott
Collection place:: Solomon Islands

4. Whistle

Museum number:: 5-15215
Culture or time period:: Yoruba
Object class:: Whistles
Function:: 5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Dimensions:: length 13 centimeters
Collector:: Joan Wescott
Collection place:: Nigeria
Collection date:: unknown

5. Whistle

Museum number:: 5-15216
Culture or time period:: Yoruba
Object class:: Whistles
Function:: 5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Dimensions:: length 15 centimeters
Collector:: Joan Wescott
Collection place:: Nigeria
Collection date:: unknown