Toy rifle made from banana leaf stalk
Item
Title
Toy rifle made from banana leaf stalk
Toy gun, made of banana stalk, makes a popping sound
Creator
Creator Unrecorded
Subject
Toy
Toy & Game
Description
Toy rifle made from a banana leaf 'stalk'. A long strip has been detached from the main stalk, bar each end, to form a shoulder strap. Small slats have been made along the 'gun', so that when one's hand is drawn quickly across them a popping sound [i.e. gun fire] is achieved. According to previous cataloguing information, this was collected from the Umbundu people and would have been owned by a girl.[FHM25/09/2019]
Toy gun, made of banana stalk, makes a popping sound. [NSty 08/21]
Publisher
Making African Connections
Date
c.1930
Type
PhysicalObject
Format
Banana; Leaf; Plant
Dried
Identifier
ETH.ANG2.1351.3
A36/1351b
Source
Space/Place
Angola
Africa
Rights
© The Powell-Cotton Trust