Cross-bow

Title

Cross-bow

HCA Identifier

Af1984,19.349

Collection Location

The British Museum

Date

Acquisition date: 1984

Location

sub-Saharan Africa: Nigeria: Kukuruku

Description

“This crossbow is constructed from wood, cane, and cotton thread, with decorative engravings on its surface” (from URL). The thick wooden stock, which is longer than the prod, tapers toward the butt end and supports a robust wooden prod, which is inserted through a hole in the stock.
Materials/Media Wood, cane, cotton
Dimensions/Measurements Height: Height: 4.60 centimetres
Width: Width: 63.30 centimetres
Depth: Depth: 54.70 centimetres
Other notes Purchased from: Mrs Celia Barclay

Source

https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/E_Af1984-19-349
The British Museum