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Title
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Cross-bow
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HCA Identifier
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Af.5743
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Collection Location
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The British Museum
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Date
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Production date: 1869
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Location
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Sub-Saharan Africa, Gabon
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Description
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This crossbow is crafted from heavy, darkened wood with a thin and streamlined form. The bowstring is missing. It was made by the Fang ethnic group.
Materials/Media Wood
Dimensions/Measurements Length: Length: 139.50 centimetres
Width: Width: 68.10 centimetres
Depth: Depth: 4.60 centimetres
Other notes Donated by Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine
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Source
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https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/E_Af-5743_1
The British Museum
