Crossbow. Made from wood. The bow is made from two pieces of curved wood bound together with cane. The stock curves downwards at the butt with a ?horn curved trigger and cylindrical mechanism. [AB [OPS move] 31/8/2017]

Collection type: Object
Description: Crossbow. Made from wood. The bow is made from two pieces of curved wood bound together with cane. The stock curves downwards at the butt with a ?horn curved trigger and cylindrical mechanism. [AB [OPS move] 31/8/2017]
Long description: Crossbow. Made from wood. The bow is made from two pieces of curved wood bound together with cane bands. The bow passes through the stock, here the stock expands and is curved on the underside. The stock curves downwards at the butt with a ?horn curved trigger and cylindrical mechanism. [AB [OPS move] 31/8/2017]
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 Wood Plant, Material Cane Plant, Material Animal Horn, Process Carved, Process Bound
Dimensions: Width: max 1410 mm, Depth: max 60 mm, Length: max 715 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1902.47.7
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]

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