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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