1890.41.1.1

Collection type

Object

Description

Pellet bow, made from wood. [ASh [OPS move] 10/7/2017]

Long description

Pellet bow, made from wood with the grip being made from two sections of carved wood that have been bound together with metal bands. The string is made from two strips of cane that have been secured by a small, wooden pellet holder. Secured to the bow via twisted and looped plant fibre. For the pellets see the record 1890.41.1 .2 - .4 [ASh [OPS move] 10/7/2017]

Geographical reference

Vietnam

Asia > South-eastern Asia > Vietnam

Annam

Person

Field collector C.W. Rosset Expedition

PRM source British Museum

PRM source Charles Hercules Read

Date / Period

Date made: Before 1890

Date collected

By 1890

Acquisition information

Purchased: 1890

Materials and processes

Material Wood Plant, Material Metal, Material Cane Plant, Process Bound, Process Carved

Dimensions

Width: max 99 mm, Length: max 1425 mm, Depth: max 38 mm

Object numbers

Accession number: 1890.41.1.1

Research and responses

Information from Jim Hammill of Students Room, BM: They have collection of material from C.W. Rosset expedition [NB despite accession book entry they confirm it is Rosset which sounds more likely than Rosseto] received by them in 1890 but they do not have any other documentation, some of their artefacts came from Cambodia as well. A copy of the BM register slips is in RDF. From them it seems to be clear that the Rosset objects were actually given by A.W. Franks (perhaps given via?] on 27 October 1890. Where possible I have matched the similar sounding objects to our objects [AP 9/9/2002]

This object sounds similar to three pellet bows which are in the BM [bow: 4787, 4788, 4786, pellet: 4790][see RDF for line drawings] [AP 16/9/2002]

Search terms: Archery Weapon, Pellet Bow, Pellet