Bow string trap, made from a curved piece of split bamboo with a plant fibre string and thorn. [SM 05/11/2007]

Collection type: Object
Description: Bow string trap, made from a curved piece of split bamboo with a plant fibre string and thorn. [SM 05/11/2007]
Long description: Bow string trap, made from a curved piece of split bamboo with a plant fibre string and thorn. One end of the bamboo has a notch and the other end has a hole. The string is knotted to the notched end, passes through the hole and is knotted around a stick. The thorn projects through the stick and the hole. The thorn has broken at the base and is now hanging from a splinter.[SM 05/11/2007]
Geographical reference: India
Asia > Southern Asia > India; Nagaland
Cultural groups: Lotha Naga
Person: Field collector Henry Balfour; PRM source Henry Balfour
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1923
Date collected: 1922 - 1923
Acquisition information: Found unentered: 1953
Materials and processes: Material Bamboo Plant, Material Plant Fibre, Material Wood Plant, Material Plant Thorn, Process Split, Process Twisted, Process Perforated, Process Notched, Process Carved, Process Knotted
Dimensions: Length: max 852 mm, Width: max 167 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1953.10.19.2

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