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1902.47.1

Palm wood bow. [ASh [OPS move] 1/8/2017]

1902.47.1

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Collection type
Object
Description
Palm wood bow. [ASh [OPS move] 1/8/2017]
Long description
Palm wood bow, with a circular section that tapers towards the tips of the bow. The bow is convex in shape. The tips have been notched. Remnants of plant fibre bindings around the ends of the bow, which are unravelling. [ASh [OPS move] 1/8/2017]
Geographical reference
India
Asia > Southern Asia > India
Kerala
Person
Field collector Edgar Thurston
PRM source Edgar Thurston
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1902
Date collected
By 1902
Acquisition information
Donated: 1902
Materials and processes
Material Palm Wood Plant, Process Carved, Process Bound
Dimensions
Width: max 19 mm, Depth: max 25 mm, Length: max 1587 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1902.47.1
Research and responses

According to the Encyclopedia Britannica Online, Travancore was a princely state in southwestern India, which was renamed Kerala in 1956. [CW 9/12/99]

Search terms: Archery Weapon, Bow

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