BOOK
Title:
Die waffen der völker des alten orients
Creator:
Bonnet, Hans, 1887-
Publication:
Heinrich, Leipzig, 1926.
Call #:
913.3 B64
Extent:
iv, 223 p. : il. ; octavo.
Subjects:
Subject
ANALYTIC
Title:
A study of the savage weapons at the Centennial Exhibition, Philadelphia, 1876
Parent:
Smithsonian Institution. Annual report. 1879
Creator:
Knight, Edward H. (Edward Henry), 1824-1883
Publication:
Smithsonian Institution, Washington, 1880.
Call #:
506.73 SM6AN 1879
Extent:
p.213-297 : illus.
Subjects:
PAMPHLET
Title:
Les Armes d'Alise
Creator:
Verchère de Reffye, Auguste, 1821-1880
Publication:
Paris, 1864.
Notes:
Extrait de la Revue archéologique.
Call #:
Pam. v.458, no.2
Extent:
19 p. : il. 1 pl. ; octavo.
Subjects:
ANALYTIC
Title:
Les flèches et les armes empoisonnées
Parent:
École d'anthrop. de Paris. Revue mens. v.10
Creators:
Malbec, Armand. | Bourgeois, Henri
Publication:
École d'anthrop. de Paris, Paris, 1900.
Call #:
572.06 EC7
Extent:
p.108-113, 167-177, 190-207 : illus.
Subjects:
BOOK
Title:
... Report on certain experimental and theoretical investigations relative to the quality, form, and combination of materials for defensive armor
Creator:
King, W. R. (William Rice), 1839-1898
Publication:
Govt. Pr. O, Washington, 1870.
Call #:
620 UN3PR NO.17
Extent:
[1] 107 [15] p. : 36 pl. ; folio.
Subjects:
ANALYTIC
Title:
... Mémoire sur le pilima ( ), ou espèce de feutre dont les anciens se servaient pour la confection de leurs armes défensives, retrouvé et proposé pour lúsage des armées modernes
Parent:
Académie des inscriptions et belles-lettres, Paris. Mémoires présentés par divers savants. sér.1, t.1
Creator:
Papadopoulos-Vretos, Andreas, 1800-1876
Publication:
Académie des inscriptions et belles-lettres, Paris, 1844.
Call #:
506.44 IN73ME SER.1, V.1
Extent:
p.339-364. 26 1/2 x 21 cm.
Subjects:
BOOK
Title:
Die Bewaffnung der Germanen in der älteren Eisenzeit etwa von 700 v.Chr. bis 200 n. Chr
Creator:
Jahn, Martin.
Publication:
Kabitzsch, Würzburg, 1916.
Call #:
571 M31K NO.16
Extent:
276 p. : il. pl. maps ; octavo.
Subjects:
BOOK
Title:
Descriptive list of Australian weapons, implements, &c., from the Darling and Lachlan Rivers, in the Australian museum
Creator:
Bennett, Kenrick H.collector
Publication:
Govt. pr, Sydney, 1897]
Call #:
507.94 AU7W
Extent:
[4] p. ; octavo.
Subjects:
BOOK
Title:
Club types of nuclear Polynesia
Creator:
Churchill, William, 1859-1920
Publication:
Carnegie Institution of Washington, Washington, 1917.
Call #:
506.73 C21P, NO.255
Extent:
v, 173 p. : illus., XVII pl. (incl. front.; 1 col.) ; 25 cm.
Subjects:
BOOK
Title:
Catalogue of armor: the John Woodman Higgins Armory
Creators:
John Woodman Higgins Armory (Worcester, Mass.) | Grancsay, Stephen V. (Stephen Vincent), 1897-1980
Publication:
Davis press, Worcester, 1961.
Call #:
739.7 J61G
Extent:
127 p. : illus. ; quarto.
Subjects:
MUSEUM OBJECT
Title:
Knife
Description:
Case: 9.5 x 2.75 (not incl. strings) Dimension:W:1.125in L:10.500in
Creator:
Unknown
Abstract:
Metal knife with wooden handle. Leather case with leather straps on either end of the top, and multicolored glass beading on front side of case. "Montagnais - Naskapi" is marked on box and label inside box.
Presented with the papers of Frank Gouldsmith Speck (APS Library).
Call #:
01.C.40
Subjects:
MUSEUM OBJECT
Title:
Arrow
Description:
Dimension:W:0.563in L:6.000in Widest point
Creator:
Unknown
Abstract:
Short arrow made of bone and wood.
Call #:
01.C.68
Subjects:
MUSEUM OBJECT
Title:
Spear
Description:
Dimension:L:29.500in
Creator:
Unknown
Abstract:
Wood spear with bone tip.
Call #:
01.C.67
Subjects:
MUSEUM OBJECT
Title:
Arrow
Description:
Dimension:W:0.938in L:29.500in Widest point
Creator:
Unknown
Abstract:
Seven metal-tipped arrows. Triangular arrow heads with holes in center and sharpened edges. Marked as originating with "Miami Indians."
Call #:
01.C.69
Subjects:
MUSEUM OBJECT
Title:
Spear
Description:
Dimension:W:2.000in L:41.250in Dia:3.250in
Creator:
Unknown
Abstract:
Spear, shaft made of wood, pointed head of metal.
Call #:
01.C.70
Subjects:
PAMPHLET
Title:
[Four plates, illustrating armor and implements of war]
Publication:
S.I, n.d.]
Notes:
No title page. Extracts from an unknown source.
Call #:
PAM. V.1114, NO.12-15
Extent:
[4] leaves of plates : ill. ; 41 x 26 cm.
Subjects:
ANALYTIC
Title:
Primitive American armor
Parent:
U.S. National museum. Annual report. 1893
Creator:
Hough, Walter, 1859-1935
Publication:
Government Printing Office, Washington, 1895.
Notes:
Half-title.
Call #:
507.73 SM6R 1893
Extent:
p.625-651 : illus., 22 pl. ; 23 1/2 cm.
Subjects:
MUSEUM OBJECT
Title:
Cannonball
Creator:
Unknown
Abstract:
Stone cannonball, 7 inches in diameter. Surface is pockmarked.
Call #:
2009.23
Subjects:
BOOK
Title:
Tools and weapons
Creators:
Petrie, W. M. Flinders (William Matthew Flinders)Sir, 1853-1942 | University College, London
Publication:
British school of archaeology in Egypt [etc.], London, 1917.
Call #:
913.32 EG94P NO.30
Extent:
vii, 73 p. : fac-sim. 79 pl. ; folio.
Subjects:
MUSEUM OBJECT
Title:
Sword
Description:
Dimension:L:36.875in In sheath: 37.125
Creator:
Ames, N. P.
Dates:
ca. 1845
Abstract:
Ceremonial sword sheathed in scabbard. Gold and white-colored metal is inscribed with "Fletcher Webster Secretary of Legation / to / Elisha Kent Kane Physician to the U.S. Embassy to China" on verso near hilt. A shield is welded to the scabbard on the obverse, near the hilt. The three-sided blade is engraved with sunbursts and floral arrangements. Engraved on the widest side of the blade, starting from the hilt, are a sunburst, geometric patterns, the signature "N.P. Ames / Cutler / Springfield," and an urn of flowers. One side of the crossguard is hinged, and the other side is wave-shaped and adorned with a bas-relief eagle and stars. The hilt is also decorated with stars and arrows, and the grip is a coiled snake, whose head rests on the pommel.
Call #:
1978.2
Subjects:
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