Bow-sword

Museum number:
3-16510a-e
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm210316510a@2de
Accession number:
Acc.2039
Description:
Bow-sword, wood, five-piece; a) flat blade with serrated edges and hole for bow; Length 47.4 cm x Width 5.8 cm b) tubular cane handle; Length 16.0 cm x Diameter 2.5 cm c) pommel, with hole for bow; Length 12.8 cm x Width 3.0 cm d) bow, twig; Length ca 39.5 cm e) bow string, fiber; Length 63.5 cm
Donor:
Norman D. Thomas and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Rayón, Chiapas, Mexico
Culture or time period:
Zoque
Collector:
Norman D. Thomas
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Bows (weapons) and Swords
Function:
5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Accession date:
1965
Department:
Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean area
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Bow-sword, accession number 3-16510a-e, described as Bow-sword, wood, five-piece; a) flat blade with serrated edges and hole for bow; Length 47.4 cm x Width 5.8 cm b) tubular cane handle; Length 16.0 cm x Diameter 2.5 cm c) pommel, with hole for bow; Length 12.8 cm x Width 3.0 cm d) bow, twig; Length ca 39.5 cm e) bow string, fiber; Length 63.5 cm

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