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Title

Arrows

mid 20th century
collected 1967

Artists

Unknown Artist

Alternate image of Arrows by
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  • Details

    Other Title
    Bow and arrows
    Place where the work was made
    Pangia → Southern Highlands Province → Papua New Guinea
    Cultural origin
    Wiru people
    Dates
    mid 20th century
    collected 1967
    Media category
    Arms & armour
    Materials used
    bamboo, carved wood, plaited split-rattan binding, plant fibre string, red ochre pigment, bone
    Dimensions
    arrows 116.0 to 128.5 cm length, 1.0 to 1.3 cm diameter
    Credit
    Gift of Stan Moriarty 1977
    Location
    Not on display
    Accession number
    814.1979.a-h
    Copyright
    © Wiru people, under the endorsement of the Pacific Islands Museums Association's (PIMA) Code of Ethics

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  • Places

    Where the work was made

    Pangia

  • Exhibition history

    Shown in 1 exhibition

  • Bibliography

    Referenced in 1 publication