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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