Pellet bow, made from bamboo. [ASh [OPS move] 31/7/2017]

Collection type: Object
Description: Pellet bow, made from bamboo. [ASh [OPS move] 31/7/2017]
Long description: Pellet bow made from a carved bamboo shaft, which is notched at either end. In the centre of the bow is a carved wooden thumb-guard in a human shape, tightly bound to the stave with waxed fibre cord. There is a twisted double plant fibre cord attached to the bow, with a woven pocket in the centre to allow the pellet to be held. The two strings are kept apart with small wooden struts. [ASh [OPS move] 31/7/2017]
Geographical reference: Myanmar (Burma)
Asia > South-eastern Asia > Myanmar (Burma); Thailand
Asia > South-eastern Asia > Thailand; Southern Burma Southern Thailand
Cultural groups: Paku Karen (Pakenyo (Sgaw) Kayin) Karenni
Person: Field collector James Philip Mills; PRM source James Philip Mills
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1939
Date collected: By 1939
Acquisition information: Donated: 1939
Materials and processes: Material Bamboo Plant, Material Plant Fibre, Material Wax, Material Wood Plant, Process Carved, Process Bound
Dimensions: Length: max 1243 mm, Depth: max 25 mm, Width: max 60 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1939.7.21

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