Bow, made from whale bone. [ASh [OPS move] 30/6/2017]

Collection type: Object
Description: Bow, made from whale bone. [ASh [OPS move] 30/6/2017]
Long description: Bow, made from whale bone. Mottled black on a greyish ground. Reflexes carved at either end. Incisions carved into the sides of the bow where the grip should be. [ASh [OPS move] 30/6/2017]
Geographical reference: Japan
Asia > Eastern Asia > Japan
Cultural groups: Japanese
Person: Field collector Unknown Collector; PRM source William Henry Parker
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1911
Date collected: By 1911
Acquisition information: Purchased: 1911
Materials and processes: Material Baleen Whale Animal, Process Carved
Dimensions: Width: max 35 mm, Depth: max 23 mm, Length: max 675 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1911.73.1
Research and responses: Parker's full first name came from the 1901 census where he is listed as William H. Parker aged 37 born in Oxford and living in St Ebbes, a dealer in antiques [Alison Petch [as part of 'The Other Within' project 2006-9] 20/02/2007]

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