Bow and arrows

Museum number:
16-15017a-i
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Accession number:
Acc.2927
Description:
Bow and arrows set; bow is carved Kuri wood with cord string; 8 arrows each has Chakopi shaft without feathers or notch at firing end; 4 arrow have Kuri (dark) barbs, 4 have Savoro ( light) barbs; barbs attached by cotton string wound around base of barb; measurements: 15017 a-107.5 cm length; 2.8 cm width; 15017 b- 152.4 cm length, 15017 c- 157 cm length, 15017d-157 cm length; 15017e-154.8 cm length; 15017f-155 cm length; 15017g-168 cm length; 15017h-159.1 cm length; 15017i-156.6 cm length
Donor:
Allen W. Johnson, Orna R. Johnson, and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Shimaa village, Rio Kompiroshiato, Montaña, Peru
Verbatim coll. place:
Peru
Culture or time period:
Machiguenga
Collector:
Allen W. Johnson and Orna R. Johnson
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Arrows (projectiles) and Bows (weapons)
Function:
1.1 Hunting and Fishing
Accession date:
1973
Department:
South America (except Ancient Peru)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 4 titled Bow and arrows, accession number 16-15017a-i, described as Bow and arrows set; bow is carved Kuri wood with cord string; 8 arrows each has Chakopi shaft without feathers or notch at firing end; 4 arrow have Kuri (dark) barbs, 4 have Savoro ( light) barbs; barbs attached by cotton string wound around base of barb; measurements: 15017 a-107.5 cm length; 2.8 cm width; 15017 b- 152.4 cm length, 15017 c- 157 cm length, 15017d-157 cm length; 15017e-154.8 cm length; 15017f-155 cm length; 15017g-168 cm length; 15017h-159.1 cm length; 15017i-156.6 cm lengthHearst Museum object 2 of 4 titled Bow and arrows, accession number 16-15017a-i, described as Bow and arrows set; bow is carved Kuri wood with cord string; 8 arrows each has Chakopi shaft without feathers or notch at firing end; 4 arrow have Kuri (dark) barbs, 4 have Savoro ( light) barbs; barbs attached by cotton string wound around base of barb; measurements: 15017 a-107.5 cm length; 2.8 cm width; 15017 b- 152.4 cm length, 15017 c- 157 cm length, 15017d-157 cm length; 15017e-154.8 cm length; 15017f-155 cm length; 15017g-168 cm length; 15017h-159.1 cm length; 15017i-156.6 cm lengthHearst Museum object 3 of 4 titled Bow and arrows, accession number 16-15017a-i, described as Bow and arrows set; bow is carved Kuri wood with cord string; 8 arrows each has Chakopi shaft without feathers or notch at firing end; 4 arrow have Kuri (dark) barbs, 4 have Savoro ( light) barbs; barbs attached by cotton string wound around base of barb; measurements: 15017 a-107.5 cm length; 2.8 cm width; 15017 b- 152.4 cm length, 15017 c- 157 cm length, 15017d-157 cm length; 15017e-154.8 cm length; 15017f-155 cm length; 15017g-168 cm length; 15017h-159.1 cm length; 15017i-156.6 cm lengthHearst Museum object 4 of 4 titled Bow and arrows, accession number 16-15017a-i, described as Bow and arrows set; bow is carved Kuri wood with cord string; 8 arrows each has Chakopi shaft without feathers or notch at firing end; 4 arrow have Kuri (dark) barbs, 4 have Savoro ( light) barbs; barbs attached by cotton string wound around base of barb; measurements: 15017 a-107.5 cm length; 2.8 cm width; 15017 b- 152.4 cm length, 15017 c- 157 cm length, 15017d-157 cm length; 15017e-154.8 cm length; 15017f-155 cm length; 15017g-168 cm length; 15017h-159.1 cm length; 15017i-156.6 cm length
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Bow and arrows, accession number 16-15017a-i, described as Bow and arrows set; bow is carved Kuri wood with cord string; 8 arrows each has Chakopi shaft without feathers or notch at firing end; 4 arrow have Kuri (dark) barbs, 4 have Savoro ( light) barbs; barbs attached by cotton string wound around base of barb; measurements: 15017 a-107.5 cm length; 2.8 cm width; 15017 b- 152.4 cm length, 15017 c- 157 cm length, 15017d-157 cm length; 15017e-154.8 cm length; 15017f-155 cm length; 15017g-168 cm length; 15017h-159.1 cm length; 15017i-156.6 cm lengthDocumentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Bow and arrows, accession number 16-15017a-i, described as Bow and arrows set; bow is carved Kuri wood with cord string; 8 arrows each has Chakopi shaft without feathers or notch at firing end; 4 arrow have Kuri (dark) barbs, 4 have Savoro ( light) barbs; barbs attached by cotton string wound around base of barb; measurements: 15017 a-107.5 cm length; 2.8 cm width; 15017 b- 152.4 cm length, 15017 c- 157 cm length, 15017d-157 cm length; 15017e-154.8 cm length; 15017f-155 cm length; 15017g-168 cm length; 15017h-159.1 cm length; 15017i-156.6 cm length

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