Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 2000-0008-0026 | |
| Category | Weaponry | |
| Object Name | Bow | |
| Culture | Melanesian: ni-Vanuatu | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Vanuatu (New Hebrides) | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Ambrym | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 2000 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Wood; Banyan tree root | |
| Description | Hunting bow made from single length of wood that is plano-convex in cross-section and carved with shallow groove around each end to hold bow string; Bowstring is made from banyan tree root that has been stripped of its outer bark and plied to make very strong fiber. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Max Diam = 3.7, Length = 140.8 | |