Crossbow
Fragment
2003-43-294
From: Siberia | Amur River
Curatorial Section: American
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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