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1929.77.1

Composite bow, made from wood, horn, bark fibre strips and animal hide. [ASh [OPS move] 8/8/2017]

1929.77.1

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Collection type
Object
Description
Composite bow, made from wood, horn, bark fibre strips and animal hide. [ASh [OPS move] 8/8/2017]
Long description
Composite bow, made from wood, which has then been backed with animal horn on the exterior and covered in strips of dyed bark fibre on the interior. The grip is covered in white cork, which is situated over the top of green coloured shagreen. There is a thin band of animal hide either side of the cork grip. The bow bends inwards sharply. [ASh [OPS move] 8/8/2017]
Geographical reference
China
Asia > Eastern Asia > China
[Manchuria Manzhou]
Cultural groups
Manchu
Person
Field collector Unknown Collector
PRM source Stevens Auction Rooms
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1929
Date collected
By 1929
Acquisition information
Purchased: 1929
Materials and processes
Material Wood Plant, Material Animal Horn, Material Shagreen Skin Fish, Material Cork Plant, Material Animal Hide Skin, Material Bark Fibre Plant, Process Bound, Process Stained, Process Carved
Dimensions
Length: max 1057 mm, Width: max 525 mm, Depth: max 30 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1929.77.1

Search terms: Archery Weapon, Composite Bow