Wooden hunting bow. [ASh [OPS move] 20/8/2018]

Collection type: Object
Description: Wooden hunting bow. [ASh [OPS move] 20/8/2018]
Long description: Wooden hunting bow. The bow is a simple straight length of wood tapering at each end to a point. The wood is not round in section but has a groove down its entire length. String is tied to each end and secured further down the bow with two additional lashings of string. The string is coated with black ?resin. One end of the string has become detached. [ASh [OPS move] 20/8/2018]
Geographical reference: Guyana
Latin America and the Caribbean > South America > Guyana; Amazonia Upper Mazaruni
Cultural groups: Akawaio
Person: Field collector Leslie Rooney; PRM source Daphne Seggar; PRM source Audrey Butt Colson
Date / Period: Date made: Circa 1949-1955
Date collected: circa 1949 - 1955
Acquisition information: Donated: 10/1994
Materials and processes: Material Wood Plant, Material String, Material Resin Plant, Process Carved, Process Grooved
Dimensions: Depth: max 23 mm, Width: max 28 mm, Length: max 1880 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1994.10.26

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