Toy Gun "Hajiki Teppo"

Object Details

Notes

BARREL IS FROM 1 BAMBOO LENGTH W/ 2 NOTCHES, ONE LONG AND ONE SHORT, CUT INTO BODY. BENT BAMBOO STRIP IS INSERTED INTO NOTCHES. TRIGGER IS SMALL, FLAT STRIP NAILED RIGHT BELOW LONG NOTCH. COPPER & FIBER CORDS ARE WRAPPED AROUND ONE END OF EACH NOTCH, WITH WHITE VINYL TAPE WRAPPED OVER THAT. CONDITION: SUBSTRATE OF WHITE VINYL TAPE HAS SHRUNK, LEAVING ADHESIVE EXPOSED. ACCORDING TO CATALOG, MADE IN 1987.

Record Last Modified

1 Dec 2014

Specimen Count

1

Culture

Japanese

Data Source

NMNH - Anthropology Dept.

Accession Date

1 Jun 1990

Collection Date

1978 to 1987

Accession Number

380491

USNM Number

E427693-0

Collector

Mr. Kenji Nakamura

Donor Name

Kunio Nakamura

Object Type

Toy

Length - Object

56 cm

Width - Object

4 cm

Height - Object

15.2 cm

Place

Hinokage, Miyazaki, Kyushu Island, Japan, Asia

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Topic

Ethnology

Record ID

nmnhanthropology_8460403

Usage

CC0

GUID

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3fc3b1dee-0bf2-44a1-b7d7-31149802afc4