Crossbow. With a tapering wooden stock, the bow is made from a strip of bamboo passing through the stock. The bow string is made from twisted plant fibre. [AB [OPS move] 4/9/2017]

Collection type: Object
Description: Crossbow. With a tapering wooden stock, the bow is made from a strip of bamboo passing through the stock. The bow string is made from twisted plant fibre. [AB [OPS move] 4/9/2017]
Long description: Crossbow. With a tapering wooden stock, the bow is made from a strip of bamboo passing through the stock. The bow string is made from twisted plant fibre. At the narrow end of the stock there is a ?bone trigger set into the wood, this is fixed in place with a piece of metal. [AB [OPS move] 4/9/2017]
Geographical reference: India
Asia > Southern Asia > India; Nagaland
Cultural groups: Lotha Naga
Person: Field collector James Philip Mills; PRM source James Philip Mills
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1921
Date collected: By 1921
Acquisition information: Loaned: 06/1921 Donated: 1928
Materials and processes: Material Bamboo Plant, Material Wood Plant, Material Plant Fibre, Material Bone, Material Animal Ivory Tooth, Process Carved, Process Twisted
Dimensions: Length: max 1560 mm, Depth: max 83 mm, Width: max 675 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1928.69.115

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