Bow

Ethnicity: Papuans.
Place of origin: Papua New Guinea.
Geographical location of the place of origin: Gorendu village, Maclay Coast.
Material: wood, plant fiber.
Technique: carving.
Dimensions: length 1.4 m (assembled).
Date: early XXI century.
Collectors-person: Miklouho-Maclay Nickolay Nikolaevich.
Time of use: 2017.
Usage: hunting, including hunting for fish with special arrows.
Condition: good.
The Kunstkamera collections analogue: Number МАЭ № 168-45.
Keywords: peoples of Australia and Oceania, Papuans, Maclay Coast

Menu