Bow, made of wood with an animal hide string. [ASh [OPS move] 26/7/2017]

Collection type: Object
Description: Bow, made of wood with an animal hide string. [ASh [OPS move] 26/7/2017]
Long description: Bow, made of wood, with a roughly squared section that bends inwards at the ends. The bow is backed with a length of animal hide that has been twisted and bound onto the bow. The bowstring is made from a length of animal hide too. [ASh [OPS move] 26/7/2017]
Geographical reference: Paraguay
Latin America and the Caribbean > South America > Paraguay; Gran Chaco Rio Pilcomayo
Cultural groups: Toba
Person: Field collector John Graham Kerr; PRM source John Graham Kerr
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1891
Date collected: Before 1891
Acquisition information: Donated: 1891
Materials and processes: Material Wood Plant, Material Animal Hide Skin, Process Carved, Process Twisted, Process Knotted, Process Bound
Dimensions: Length: max 1502 mm, Width: max 39 mm, Depth: max 24 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1891.30.1