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Title
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Cross-bow
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HCA Identifier
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Af1920,1106.7.a-b
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Collection Location
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The British Museum
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Date
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Production date: 1904
Acquisition date: 1920
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Location
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sub-Saharan Africa: Nigeria: Edo State: Benin City
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Description
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This crossbow is constructed with a wooden stock and prod. The stock is thick near the front end and tapers into a pointed form toward the butt end. Carved patterns decorate the front portion of the stock, which also features a square hole through which the prod is inserted. The wooden prod is slightly curved, broad at the center, and tapers to points at either end. Lines are carved along the length of the prod. The bowstring is missing.
Materials/Media Wood
Dimensions/Measurements Height: Height: 9.50 centimetres (a+b)(a+b)
Height: Height: 9.50 centimetres (a)(a)
Height: Height: 6 centimetres (b)(b)
Width: Width: 69.50 centimetres (a+b)(a+b)
Width: Width: 4.90 centimetres (a)(a)
Width: Width: 69.80 centimetres (b)(b)
Depth: Depth: 75.50 centimetres (a+b)(a+b)
Depth: Depth: 75.50 centimetres (a)(a)
Depth: Depth: 16.60 centimetres (b: max)(b: max)
Depth: Depth: 3 centimetres (b: min)(b: min)
Other notes Purchased from: Arthur Harold Unwin
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Source
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https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/E_Af1920-1106-7-a-b
The British Museum
