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1884.15.83.1

Bow, made from bamboo. [SB [OPS move] 27/9/2017]

1884.15.83.1

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Collection type
Object
Description
Bow, made from bamboo. [SB [OPS move] 27/9/2017]
Long description
Bow, made from bamboo. The tips of the bow have been carved and pointed, forming a trident, with grooves carved out on either edge. Towards one end of the bow a section is bound with ?plant leaf and on top of this a length of plaited plant fibre string is wound around the leaf. There is no bowstring present. For the associated arrows see [1884.15.83 .2 - .7] [SB [OPS move] 27/9/2017]
Date / Period
Date made: Possibly before 1877
Date collected
By 1874?
Acquisition information
Donated: 1884
Materials and processes
Material Bamboo Plant, Material Cane Plant, Material Plant Fibre, Material Plant Leaf, Process Carved, Process Notched, Process Wound, Process Plaited
Dimensions
Length: max 1064 mm, Width: max 24 mm, Depth: max 102 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1884.15.83.1 PR Cat other PR nos: 232

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