- Collection type
- Object
- Description
- Bow, made of wood. No string found attached. [ASh [OPS move] 9/8/2017]
- Long description
- Bow, made of wood, which is carved with flat, wide lobes which lead to long, thin tips. The bow thins at the grip in the centre of the bow. There is an incised, crosshatched pattern along the borders of the bow. No string found attached. [ASh [OPS move] 9/8/2017]
- Geographical reference
- Andaman Islands, South Andaman Island
- Person
- Maker Unknown Maker
- Field collector Edward Horace Man
- PRM source Augustus Henry Lane Fox Pitt Rivers founding collection
- Date / Period
- Date made: Before 1874
- Date collected
- Prior to 1874
- Acquisition information
- Donated: 1884
- Materials and processes
- Material Wood Plant, Process Incised, Process Carved
- Dimensions
- Length: max 1909 mm, Width: max 83 mm, Depth: max 126 mm
- Object numbers
- Accession number: 1884.15.86
Search terms: Archery Weapon, Cordage, Bow
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