Bow, made from wood with a nylon string. [ASh [OPS move] 26/7/2017]

Collection type: Object
Description: Bow, made from wood with a nylon string. [ASh [OPS move] 26/7/2017]
Long description: Bow, made from a long length of dark brown wood, which is rectangular in section. The bow taoers towards the ends, which have been notched. The cord is made from nylon and has been knotted to either end of the bow. [ASh [OPS move] 26/7/2017]
Geographical reference: Suriname
Latin America and the Caribbean > South America > Suriname; Langa Tabiki Paramakka
Cultural groups: Maroon; Aukan
Person: Field collector Cambridge Expedition to Langa Tabiki; Field collector David Hugh-Jones; PRM source Cambridge Expedition to Langa Tabiki; PRM source David Hugh-Jones
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1965
Date collected: 1965
Acquisition information: Donated: 1965
Materials and processes: Material Wood Plant, Material Nylon Yarn Synthetic, Process Strung, Process Knotted, Process Carved
Dimensions: Width: max 40 mm, Depth: max 18 mm, Length: max 1813 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1965.12.19

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