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Object Number
40-1-30/2072
Display Title
Large wooden bow, complete with bowstring of tree bark
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Bow, tapered to notched ends, dark stain, corded fiber bow strring
Classification
- Bow
Department
Ethnographic
Date
before 1939
Culture
- Motilone
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America
/
Colombia
Additional Geographic Terms
Barco Concession, of the Colombia Petroleum Co.; Cucuta, near
Materials
Wood, Fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 195 x 3.2 x 3 cm (76 3/4 x 1 1/4 x 1 3/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
40-1-30/2072
Provenance
Collector
Randolph Winslow
Donor
Donated by
Randolph Winslow
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