Toy

50-49-289

From: Philippine Islands | Northern Luzon

Curatorial Section: Oceanian

Object Number 50-49-289
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Bontoc
Provenience Philippine Islands | Northern Luzon
Section Oceanian
Materials Bamboo | Peel
Description

Bamboo plaything; hollowed at one end with incision an inch long, at back of hollowed out section in which end of bent reed can move and into which bean is dropped to be propelled by snapping reed. Other end of bent reed secured to bamboo "gun".

Length 30 cm
Width 10.8 cm
Credit Line Purchased from Misses Elizabeth H. Metcalf and Sarah S. Metcalf, 1950
Other Number 440 - Other Number

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