Large wooden crossbow, called "mfan", outstanding use in shooting of monkeys

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Object Number 37-32-50/2463

Display Title Large wooden crossbow, called "mfan", outstanding use in shooting of monkeys

Descriptions

Inventory Description Wood crossbow, incised pinstripes and grooves, veg fib.string, split shaft, pegg

Classification

Department Ethnographic

Culture

Forest Tribe

Geography/Provenience/Site Name

Africa / Cameroon

Additional Geographic Terms Cameroon, southern: Ebolowa, region around

Materials Wood, Vegetable fiber, Metal

Dimensions Overall: 137 x 67.2 x 4.6 cm (53 15/16 x 26 7/16 x 1 13/16 in.)

Quantity 1

Label on object 37-32-50/2463

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PrimaryMedia	Object Number	Title	Classification	Geography/Provenience
	37-32-50/2464	Carved wooden crossbow (mfan)- cf. 50/2463	Bow	Cameroon
	37-32-50/2465	Boy's wooden cross bow ("mfan") - used in hunting birds and squirrels	Bow	Cameroon
	61-7-30/8261	Bamboo dart or stone-shooting crossbow	Crossbow	Ponto Baixao Preto
	2004.24.6899B	Hunter with three dead monkeys		Cameroon
Image Not Available for Tarsiers, marmosets, squirrel monkeys, mona monkeys, 16 mm film	984-16-00/1.1	Tarsiers, marmosets, squirrel monkeys, mona monkeys, 16 mm film		South America
	37-32-50/2460	Pith quiver for mfan arrows - would not be used by hunter but might be for man o	Quiver	Cameroon
Image Not Available for Original film of langur monkeys	2012.21.3	Original film of langur monkeys	Photographic	Rajasthan
Image Not Available for Social behavior of rhesus monkeys, 16 mm film	48-16-00/1.8	Social behavior of rhesus monkeys, 16 mm film		India Puerto Rico
Image Not Available for Natural community of Japanese monkeys, 16 mm film	59-9-00/1.1	Natural community of Japanese monkeys, 16 mm film		Japan
	97-44-20/C1821	Two hole ocarina, two monkeys	Figurine	Excavation 4?
	76-19-30/9911	Vase, with monkeys head	Jar	Chimbote
	968-14-30/8581	Middle Period Northern Coast red-ware: large jar, depicting house people-monkeys	Jar	Peru

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