NATIVE AMERICAN BOW STAFF WITH RESONATOR - BIRD CALLER
Ca. 19th - 20th century AD. > A slender, gently curved wooden bow staff, tapering towards both ends and fitted at the centre with a small resonating device secured by bindings. The resonator, carved and lashed to the shaft, would have amplified sound when the staff was struck or manipulated. >>Size: 910mm x 50mm; Weight: 200g > Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Max Itzikovitz. >>
Ca. 19th - 20th century AD. > A slender, gently curved wooden bow staff, tapering towards both ends and fitted at the centre with a small resonating device secured by bindings. The resonator, carved and lashed to the shaft, would have amplified sound when the staff was struck or manipulated. >>Size: 910mm x 50mm; Weight: 200g > Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Max Itzikovitz. >>