spear.thrower (clewang)

Title

spear.thrower (clewang)

Identifier

Description

Wooden spear-thrower, from Sumatra? Slip catalogue describes this as a 'chewang', Thomson describes it as a 'clewang'. One of three collected by Thomson and noted in the Accessions Book 1941-1963 as having been donated in 1952, but only one located in 1971. Was originally numbered 96+10 and slip was filed under the Polynesian section.

Format

L: 646 mm

Coverage

Asia Indonesia Sumatra ? Borneo ?

Creator

Thomson, Alexander Mr

Relation

wood

Contributor

Thomson, Alexander Mr

UUID

e6d7bb16-777b-4ed0-9c92-86303c9e4818