Bow

Museum number:
16-9522
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.1428
Description:
Bow; palm wood; grip wrapped with white and brown cotton strings; blue and yellow feathers inserted into strips; 2-ply cordage bowstring; 160.5 cms length.
Donor:
Michael J. Harner and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Imiria Cocha (lake) Rio Tamaya, tributary of Rio Ucayali, Peru
Verbatim coll. place:
Peru
Culture or time period:
Shipibo-Conibo
Collector:
Michael J. Harner
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Bowstrings and Bows (weapons)
Function:
5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Accession date:
July 12, 1961
Department:
South America (except Ancient Peru)
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Bow, accession number 16-9522, described as Bow; palm wood; grip wrapped with white and brown cotton strings; blue and yellow feathers inserted into strips; 2-ply cordage bowstring; 160.5 cms length.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Bow, accession number 16-9522, described as Bow; palm wood; grip wrapped with white and brown cotton strings; blue and yellow feathers inserted into strips; 2-ply cordage bowstring; 160.5 cms length.

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