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1959.3.3.17

Model arrow-tester. See [1959.3.2 .1 - .32] for the associated components of this object. [BS [OPS move] 18/9/2017]


1959.3.3.17

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Collection type
Object
Description
Model arrow-tester. See [1959.3.2 .1 - .32] for the associated components of this object. [BS [OPS move] 18/9/2017]
Long description
Model arrow tester. Length of lacquered bamboo with a section of the circumference split away longitudinally, so as to form a groove. On the outer curved side one half is painted red, the other green and flecked with gold. Belongs to model quiver [1959.3.3 .14]. See [1959.3.2 .1 - .32] for the associated components of this object. [BS [OPS move] 18/9/2017]
Person
Field collector Walter Caine Hillier
PRM source Henry Balfour
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1896
Date collected
March 1896
Acquisition information
Found unentered: 1959
Materials and processes
Material Cane Plant, Material Pigment, Material Yarn, Process Painted, Process Gilded, Process Split
Dimensions
Length: max 710 mm, Width: max 15 mm, Depth: max 8 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1959.3.3.17

Search terms: Archery Weapon, Model, Tool, Ritual and Ceremonial