Object Details
- Collection History
- Collected by Wilfred A. Joubert (1867-1940) between 1891 and 1896 when he worked for a company that harvested and exported balata (a rubber substitute); donated to MAI by his widow, Louise Hooper Joubert (1868-1942) in 1940.
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- Data Source
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Culture/People
- Carib [Suriname]
- Collector
- Wilfred A. Joubert (Wilfred Adelbert Joubert), Non-Indian, 1867-1940
- Previous owner
- Wilfred A. Joubert (Wilfred Adelbert Joubert), Non-Indian, 1867-1940
- Donor
- Louise H. Joubert (Louise Hooper Ryan/Mrs. Wilfred A. Joubert), Non-Indian, 1868-1942
- Object Name
- Bow
- Media/Materials
- Wood, cordage
- Techniques
- Carved
- Object Type
- Hunting/Fishing/Warfare
