Bow and bowstrings

Museum number:
16-9912a-c
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21169912a@2dc
Accession number:
Acc.2160
Description:
a) Palm wood bow, 192.5 cm length; b) bowstring, 4-ply bast fiber, length 189 cm; c) spare bowstring bound on face of bow, length 170 cm
Donor:
John Hegwer
Collection place:
Colombia
Culture or time period:
Bari
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Bowstrings and Bows (weapons)
Accession date:
1966
Department:
South America (except Ancient Peru)
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Bow and bowstrings, accession number 16-9912a-c, described as a) Palm wood bow, 192.5 cm length; b) bowstring, 4-ply bast fiber, length 189 cm; c) spare bowstring bound on face of bow, length 170 cm

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