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1948.7.4

Wooden crossbow.

1948.7.4

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Collection type
Object
Description
Wooden crossbow.
Long description
Crossbow of wood. Stock with a rounded end tapering to a butt fitted with a bone trigger. It is fitted with a slightly curved, split bamboo bow. Bow string still in place.
Geographical reference
India
Asia > Southern Asia > India
Cultural groups
Nyishi
Person
Field collector James Philip Mills
PRM source James Philip Mills
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1947
Date collected
Before 1947
Acquisition information
Donated: 1948
Materials and processes
Material Wood Plant, Material Cane Plant, Material Bone, Material Animal Sinew, Material Plant Fibre, Process Carved, Process Perforated, Process Wound, Process Twisted
Dimensions
Height: max 77 mm, Length: max 1280 mm, Width: max 620 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1948.7.4
Research and responses

JP Mills retired from India in 1947 so these objects must probably have been collected prior to that date [AP 19/7/2000]

Search terms: Archery Weapon, Cross Bow