Crossbow

Fragment

2003-43-294

From: Siberia | Amur River

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number 2003-43-294
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Siberia | Amur River
Culture Area Siberia
Section American
Materials Wood | Cotton | Plant Fiber
Technique Carved
Description

Flat wooden stick carved with two scallops at the narrow end, a four inch slot at center and a small projection at wide end; two loops of vegetable fiber attach a small crooked piece of wood to the narrow end of the stick; a smaller crooked piece of wood with cotton (?) thread wrapped around it is attached with one loop of vegetable fiber string to the central slot.

Length 46.4 cm
Credit Line Gift of the Philadelphia Commercial Museum (also known as the Philadelphia Civic Center Museum), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 2003
Other Number 1899.1.294 - Other Number | 74-1-81b - Other Number

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