Item X 38255 Yerkush (Bow and arrow) | Model. Yaghan. Rio Douglas, Navarino Island, Magallanes, Chilean Antarctic, Chile. 03/05/1908

Summary

Modelo Yerkush [arco y flecha en Yaghan] fabricado por Gushamginiyiy el 3 de mayo de 1908. El modelo fue adquirido por el antropólogo australiano Sir Walter Baldwin Spencer en 1929 en la Isla Navarino durante la que sería su última expedición, ya que murió el 14 de julio en Isla Hoste. Las flechas coincidentes también están en la colección [X 38256 y X 38257].

Model Yerkush [Yaghan for bow and arrow] made by Gushamginiyiy on 3 May 1908. The model was acquired by Australian anthropologist Sir Walter Baldwin Spencer in 1929 on Navarino Isle during what would be his last expedition, as he died July 14 on Hoste Island. The matching arrows are also in the collection [X 38256 and X 38257].

Local Name

Yerkush (Bow and arrow)

Physical Description

Bow. Tapered at each end with a single length of leather string tied to both points.