Bow

Arrow

22097

From: Sri Lanka | Bintenne Forest

Curatorial Section: Asian

Object Number 22097
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Rock Vedda
Provenience Sri Lanka | Bintenne Forest
Section Asian
Materials Wood | Metal | Bark | Feather
Description

Long bow with braces attached with twine. Two arrows attached. Bow oviod in section, with string twisted bark. Arrows, with wooden shafts, feathered with three feathers, and large leaf-shaped iron points. Lenght, bow, 63 inches, length, arrows, 30 and 36 inches.

Length 160.02 cm
Credit Line Gift of William Henry Furness 3rd, Alfred Craven Harrison Jr. and Hiram M. Hiller, 1900

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