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1916.26.8

Bow, made from wood with animal hide string. [ASh [OPS move] 7/8/2017]

1916.26.8

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Collection type
Object
Description
Bow, made from wood with animal hide string. [ASh [OPS move] 7/8/2017]
Long description
Bow, made from wood with a semi-circular shape and a circular section that tapers towards the ends of the bow. Attached is an animal hide string, which is heavily bound around one end and looped over the other end. [ASh [OPS move] 7/8/2017]
Cultural groups
Wamegi
Person
Field collector John Roscoe
PRM source John Roscoe
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1916
Date collected
circa 1916
Acquisition information
Donated: 1916
Materials and processes
Material Wood Plant, Material Animal Hide Skin, Process Tied, Process Twisted, Process Carved, Process Looped
Dimensions
Width: max 111 mm, Length: max 1584 mm, Depth: max 19 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1916.26.8
Research and responses

Rev. John Roscoe The Soul of Central Africa, A General Account of The Mackie Ethnological Expedition, London 1922. Balfour Library Reference : Africa 8

Also: Roscoe The Northern Bantu, Cambridge 1915. Balfour Library Africa 8

Search terms: Archery Weapon, Bow

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