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Title
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Indian Crossbow
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Collection Location
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Oxford, United Kingdom
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Date
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Before 1898
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Location
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Nagaland, India
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Description
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This crossbow originates from Nagaland, India, and its creation is dated to sometime before 1898. The crossbow’s rectangular stock is made entirely of wood and extends outward in a curved shape at the butt of the stock. The prod passes through the upper section of the stock and possesses a band on it made of plant fiber that is plaited. The trigger mechanism of the crossbow is made of bone and the string is missing.
Width: max 794 mm, Depth: max 63 mm, Length: max 1112 mm
Material Wood Plant, Material Bone, Material Plant Fibre, Process Carved, Process Plaited
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Source
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Pitt Rivers Museum
