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1924.37.3

Wooden bow with hide string. [ASh [OPS move] 26/7/2017]

1924.37.3

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Collection type
Object
Description
Wooden bow with hide string. [ASh [OPS move] 26/7/2017]
Long description
Wooden bow with a rectangular section that tapers towards the tips. The ends of the bow curve inwards. The string is made from animal hide, which has been knotted together in the centre. [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 Unknown Collector
PRM source Harold Buckland Bompas
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1924
Date collected
By 1924
Acquisition information
Donated: 1924
Materials and processes
Material Wood Plant, Material Animal Hide Skin, Process Knotted, Process Carved, Process Notched, Process Bent
Dimensions
Depth: max 25 mm, Length: max 1404 mm, Width: max 38 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1924.37.3

Search terms: Archery Weapon, Bow

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