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1933.80.19

Bow, made from wood with a cane string. [ASh [OPS move] 17/7/2017]

1933.80.19

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Collection type
Object
Description
Bow, made from wood with a cane string. [ASh [OPS move] 17/7/2017]
Long description
Bow, made from a length of wood that has been bent into a semi-circular shape. Notched at either tip, with a cane string knotted around these notches. The string is broken at one end. [ASh [OPS move] 17/7/2017]
Person
Field collector Unknown Collector
PRM source James Thomas Hooper
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1933
Date collected
By 1933
Acquisition information
Purchased: 1933
Materials and processes
Material Cane Plant, Material Wood Plant, Process Carved, Process Burnt, Process Knotted
Dimensions
Depth: max 18 mm, Length: max 657 mm, Width: max 112 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1933.80.19

Search terms: Archery Weapon, Bow

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