Composite bow, made from wood, horn and bark strips. [ASh [OPS move] 4/8/2017]

Collection type: Object
Description: Composite bow, made from wood, horn and bark strips. [ASh [OPS move] 4/8/2017]
Long description: Composite bow, the body of which is made from wood, which is then backed with horn in the interior and and bark strips on the exterior. The grip is covered in a spongey substance, possibly cork? and also animal sinew. The bow has been shouldered with wooden projections. The bark is shedding quite badly and is in a fragile state. [ASh [OPS move] 4/8/2017]
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 1936
Date collected: By 1936
Acquisition information: Purchased: 1936
Materials and processes: Material Wood Plant, Material Animal Horn, Material Animal Sinew, Material Bark Fibre Plant, Material Cork Plant, Process Carved, Process Bound
Dimensions: Depth: max 41 mm, Length: max 1105 mm, Width: max 582 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1936.76.3

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