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Title
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Cross-bow
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HCA Identifier
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Af1969,35.36
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Collection Location
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The British Museum
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Date
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Production date: 1960-1968
Acquisition date: 1969
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Location
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Sub-Saharan Africa: Cameroon
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Description
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This crossbow is made of wood with a twisted hide bowstring. The stock and prod are both wooden, forming a thin and narrow structure. The trigger lever is hinged beneath the stock and secured with an iron pin.
Materials/Media Wood, skin, beeswax
Dimensions/Measurements Height: Height: 7 centimetres
Width: Width: 60 centimetres
Depth: Depth: 124 centimetres
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Source
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https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/E_Af1969-35-36
The British Museum
