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Title
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Cross-bow
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HCA Identifier
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As1893,0612.32
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Collection Location
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The British Museum
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Date
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Production date: 19th century
Acquisition date: 1893
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Location
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Southeast Asia, India, Assam, Jorhat
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Description
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Crossbow model constructed with a short wooden stock and a relatively thin bamboo prod. The prod is inserted through a circular hole near the front of the stock and is notched at the top to hold a thin bowstring made of twisted fiber, which is bound at either end. A wooden latch mechanism is located toward the rear underside of the stock, functioning as a simple trigger. A single axle mechanism is visible on top of the stock.
Materials/Media Bamboo, fibre
Dimensions/Measurements Height: Height: 22.50 centimetres
Weight: Weight: 27 grammes
Width: Width: 38 centimetres
Depth: Depth: 2.20 centimetres
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Source
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https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/A_As1893-0612-32
The British Museum
