Australian Wooden Weapons and Tools from the J. V. Daneš Collection in the Náprstek Museum

Pages 79–98
DOI 10.1515/anpm-2018-0014
Keywords Jiří Viktor Daneš, Australia, Náprstek Museum, indigenous weapons
Type of Article Materialia
Citation JUNGOVÁ, Gabriela. Australian Wooden Weapons and Tools from the J. V. Daneš Collection in the Náprstek Museum. Annals of the Náprstek Museum. Prague: National Museum, 2018, 39(2), 79–98. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/anpm-2018-0014. ISSN 0231-844X (print), 2533-5685 (online). Also available from: https://publikace.nm.cz/en/periodicals/aotnpm/39-2/australian-wooden-weapons-and-tools-from-the-j-v-danes-collection-in-the-naprstek-museum
Annals of the Náprstek Museum | 2018/39/2

J. V. Daneš’s collection of the National Museum – Naprstek Museum includes over 700 ethnographic objects from the entire Pacific area. The collection is mostly unpublished, and some of the objects never had their provenience established. The present paper introduces 46 indigenous wooden weapons – clubs and sticks, boomerangs, spears, shields and spear throwers – from Australia.

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