- Collection type
- Object
- Description
- Palm-wood bow. [ASh [OPS move] 11/8/2017]
- Long description
- Bow, made from a long length of palm wood. The bow is flat and rectangular in section and has been shouldered towards the tips. No string attached. [ASh [OPS move] 11/8/2017]
- Geographical reference
- Date / Period
- Date made: Before 1933
- Date collected
- By 1933
- Acquisition information
- Donated: 1933
- Materials and processes
- Material Palm Wood Plant, Process Carved
- Dimensions
- Length: max 1752 mm, Width: max 34 mm, Depth: max 21 mm
- Object numbers
- Accession number: 1933.19.2
Search terms: Archery Weapon, Bow
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