Spear-thrower

Museum number:
11-37753
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Accession number:
Acc.1915
Description:
spearthrower; bamboo shaft is split and carved; carved wood figure of bird (beak broken) attached near center with plaited rattan; wood knob near one end covered with same plaited material and attached in same fashion as bird
Donor:
Ellsworth La Boyteaux and Mrs. Ellsworth La Boyteaux
Collection place:
Tambunum Village, Middle Sepik River, East Sepik Province
Culture or time period:
Papuan
Collector:
Bruce D. Lawes
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Plaited weaving and Woomeras (spear-throwers)
Function:
1.7 Fighting, Warfare, and Social Control
Accession date:
1964
Department:
Oceania
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Spear-thrower, accession number 11-37753, described as spearthrower; bamboo shaft is split and carved; carved wood figure of bird (beak broken) attached near center with plaited rattan; wood knob near one end covered with same plaited material and attached in same fashion as bird

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