Crossbow

Museum number:
5-1850
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21050001850
Alternate number:
E26 (previous number (donor's original number))
Accession number:
Acc.1383
Description:
wooden crossbow; carved
Donor:
James W. Fernandez and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Gabon
Verbatim coll. place:
Africa; Gabon, Fang
Culture or time period:
Fang
Collector:
James W. Fernandez
Collection date:
1960
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Carvings (visual works)
Function:
1.1 Hunting and Fishing
Accession date:
1961
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Dimensions:
length 50 inches
Loans:
S1977-1978 #33: Presidio Army Museum (February 9, 1978–February 23, 1978)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Crossbow, accession number 5-1850, described as wooden crossbow; carvedHearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Crossbow, accession number 5-1850, described as wooden crossbow; carved
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Crossbow, accession number 5-1850, described as wooden crossbow; carved

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