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

Collection type: Object
Description: Composite bow, made from wood, animal horn and animal sinew. [ASh [OPS move] 4/8/2017]
Long description: Composite bow made from wood, which has been backed with horn. The interior of the bow could be covered in birch bark, which has then been stained. The grip is bound with animal sinew. No bow string found with the bow. There is a paper label attached to one end of the bow, which has four Chinese charaters written upon it. [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 Bark Fibre Plant, Material Animal Horn, Material Animal Sinew, Process Carved, Process Bound, Process Stained
Dimensions: Depth: max 33 mm, Length: max 1311 mm, Width: max 476 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1936.78.2

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