Bow

Museum number:
3-27788
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21030027788
Accession number:
Acc.3303
Description:
Bow with 3-ply fiber string; (a) wood simple bow, length 90.8 cm; (b) string, length not including wrapped part 85 cm. Reddish-brown hardwood; vegetal cordage.
Donor:
Alfredo Higareda Magana
Collection place:
San Sebastián del Oeste village, Jalisco state, Mexico
Verbatim coll. place:
Mexico; Jalisco; San Sebastian village; Huichol
Culture or time period:
Wixáritari (Huichol)
Collector:
Alfredo Higareda Magana
Collection date:
1977
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Bows (weapons)
Function:
1.1 Hunting and Fishing
Department:
Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean area
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Bow, accession number 3-27788, described as Bow with 3-ply fiber string; (a) wood simple bow, length 90.8 cm; (b) string, length not including wrapped part 85 cm. Reddish-brown hardwood; vegetal cordage.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Bow, accession number 3-27788, described as Bow with 3-ply fiber string; (a) wood simple bow, length 90.8 cm; (b) string, length not including wrapped part 85 cm. Reddish-brown hardwood; vegetal cordage.

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