Bow

Museum number:
16-9623
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.1777
Description:
Bow; Piyacanti; made from pijuayo palm; string made from inner bark of tree called vocon; used in humting game and killing enemies; used by men and boys; 71.5 inches.
Donor:
Joyce Nies, Paul L. Powlison, Robert L. Russell, and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Peru
Verbatim coll. place:
Peru
Culture or time period:
Amahuaca
Collector:
Robert L. Russell and Summer Institute of Linguistics
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Bows (weapons)
Accession date:
1963
Department:
South America (except Ancient Peru)
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Bow, accession number 16-9623, described as Bow; Piyacanti; made from pijuayo palm; string made from inner bark of tree called vocon; used in humting game and killing enemies; used by men and boys; 71.5 inches.

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