Zemanek-Münster

Bow with four arrows, before 1914

Solomon Islands
sold EUR 250
Provenance
German Colonial Collection
Size
L: 194 cm (bow)/ 117,5 cm - 134 cm (arrows)
L: 76.4 inch (bow)/ 46.3 inch - 52.8 inch (arrows)

Description

palm wood, animal sinew/ skin, plant fibre, bamboo, cord material, remains of an elaborate fine weave of red and yellow fibres (called “rutta” and “rakagasu”) at one end of the bow


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