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>Costume Studies
>>1968 Dani kain
>>>archery
Subjectkain chief
Culture: (n)Dani
Setting: tribal warfare, Irian Jaya highlands mid-20thc
Object: archery set










* Asmat Collection
​> event photos


* Tarrant County College Northeast > Bell Library 





* Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology > Pacific Islands Hall
"Bow  wood, bamboo  New Guinea, Grand Valley of the Baliem, Dani  
This wooden bow with bamboo bow string was collected in 1961 from a man named Bi Iaul." ...

"Bundle of Arrows  bamboo  New Guinea, Grand Valley of the Baliem.  Dani
Arrows used in warfare do not have a long range and their design does not permit great accuracy.  They are constructed of a hardwood tip set into a reed shaft.   Although the tips are not poisoned, they are sometimes wrapped with orchid fiber which serves as an irritant." ...





* Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology > Pacific Islands Hall
"Arrow Head  
bamboo, red pigment  
New Guinea, Grand Valley of the Baliem, Kutelu area, Dani" ...


"Seven Arrow Tips  
bamboo 
New Guinea, Dani" ...