Bow

62-7-1

From: Chile | Antofagasta Province | Chiu-Chiu Village Area | Chuquicamata Copper Mines Area | River Loa

Curatorial Section: American

Object Number 62-7-1
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Chile | Antofagasta Province | Chiu-Chiu Village Area | Chuquicamata Copper Mines Area | River Loa
Culture Area Andean
Locus archaeological site on the River, outside the Village, east of the Mines
Section American
Materials Wood | Leather
Description

Wooden. Rounded, with a flat back; no notches for bow string. One end is broken. Skin grip sewed over rawhide wrapping. Four bow-string halves of two-strand sinew. Two strings are tied together.

Length 128 cm
Width 2.3 cm
Credit Line Gift of Luis L. Mohr, 1962

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