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1884.140.72

Bow, made from bamboo with string attached. [ASh [OPS move] 24/7/2017]

1884.140.72

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Collection type
Object
Description
Bow, made from bamboo with string attached. [ASh [OPS move] 24/7/2017]
Long description
Bamboo bow, with the ends made of wood sections that have been attached to the central bamboo section. The bow has a slack string and has three sections which have been bound with cane strips. One of these sections acts as a grip. The string is made from animal sinew. [ASh [OPS move] 24/7/2017]
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1884
Date collected
?By 1874
Acquisition information
Donated: 1884 Found unentered: Found unentered
Materials and processes
Material Bamboo Plant, Material Cane Plant, Material Wood Plant, Material Animal Sinew, Process Bound, Process Carved, Process Knotted
Dimensions
Depth: max 48 mm, Width: max 48 mm, Length: max 1587 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1884.140.72 PR Cat other PR nos: 276
Research and responses

see notes for PR Catalogue no 2. Note that there is no bamboo on the NW Coast. [AP Leverhulme project on founding collection 1995-1998]

Search terms: Archery Weapon, Bow

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