Spear-thrower

Museum number:
11-37756
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Accession number:
Acc.1915
Object count:
1
Description:
spearthrower; bamboo shaft split and carved; carved wood figure of bird (wood is cracked) attached near center with plaited rattan; four-leaf clover motif carved on both sides of bird, painted red
Donor:
Ellsworth La Boyteaux and Mrs. Ellsworth La Boyteaux
Collection place:
Middle Sepik river, East Sepik Province, Momase Region
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
Loans:
S1977-1978 #50: Howe Homestead (City of Walnut Creek) (April 11, 1978–June 7, 1978)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Spear-thrower, accession number 11-37756, described as spearthrower; bamboo shaft split and carved; carved wood figure of bird (wood is cracked) attached near center with plaited rattan; four-leaf clover motif carved on both sides of bird, painted redHearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Spear-thrower, accession number 11-37756, described as spearthrower; bamboo shaft split and carved; carved wood figure of bird (wood is cracked) attached near center with plaited rattan; four-leaf clover motif carved on both sides of bird, painted red

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