Bow
62-7-2
From: Chile | Antofagasta Province | Chiu-Chiu Village Area | Chuquicamata Copper Mines Area | River Loa
Curatorial Section: American
Object Number | 62-7-2 |
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 string. Ends wrapped with rawhide, (one end has beens plit and wrapped later); two sinew bands placed on split limb of the bow; skin grip sewed over rawhide wrapping. |
Length | 119 cm |
Width | 3 cm |
Credit Line | Gift of Luis L. Mohr, 1962 |
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