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1932.59.1

Cross bow of wood with a peg release. The stock is split and tapers towards the end. There is some carved decoration on the upper surface. [BA [OPS move] 31/8/2017]

1932.59.1

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Collection type
Object
Description
Cross bow of wood with a peg release. The stock is split and tapers towards the end. There is some carved decoration on the upper surface. [BA [OPS move] 31/8/2017]
Geographical reference
Cameroon
Africa > Central Africa > Cameroon
Cultural groups
Basa
Date / Period
Date made: Before 02/1931
Date collected
February 1931
Acquisition information
Donated: 1932
Materials and processes
Material Wood Plant, Process Carved, Process Perforated, Process Split, Process Decorated, Process Incised
Dimensions
Width: max 438 mm, Length: max 1104 mm, Depth: max 45 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1932.59.1 Other numbers: 14
Research and responses

According to “African ethnonyms: index to art-producing peoples of Africa” by Daniel P. Biebuyck, Susan Kelliher and Linda McRae (G.K. Hall & Co.: New York, 1996), the Bakoko are now known as the Basa. [CW 24/2/2000]

Search terms: Archery Weapon, Cross Bow

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