bow
- Museum number
- Af1948,08.269
- Description
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Register 1948
Composite bow, of wood, with twisted sinew string.
- Dimensions
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Height: 117 centimetres
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Width: 29 centimetres
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Depth: 5 centimetres
- Curator's comments
- Register 1948
Composite bow, of wood, with twisted sinew string.
BATWA tribe. Uganda. Kigezi district, Pergwa village. Bow - umuheto. Bahutu type. String made by Batwa. Clan: Umobanda, chief: Ruseta. Large series from the BATUTSI, BAHUTU, BATWA, BACIGA and BAHAVU tribes in the territories of Ruanda-Urundi, Uganda (Kigezi district) and Belgian Congo (Rutshuru district), illustrated by large series of photographs.
- Location
- Not on display
- Acquisition date
- 1948
- Department
- Africa, Oceania and the Americas
- Registration number
- Af1948,08.269
- Additional IDs
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Miscellaneous number: 139 (Lister number)
