Two bows ·  Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée · ID: 3033676

Description

wood, brown patina, a) bow with leather bowstring, fixed by bowl-shaped attachments, carved ornamental decor, two plaited raffia cuffs in the handle zone, l: 233 cm; b) the second bow made of reddish brown wood, presumably Solomon Islands/Buka, the inner surface flattened, remains of plant fibre bowstring and of blackish mass for fixation