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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 1897
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Location
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Nagaland, India
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Description
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A wooden crossbow from Nagaland, India, dated to before 1897. It features a wooden stock that narrows toward the butt end of the stock with a small curve. The prod is made of a split cane plant fiber and passes through the upper portion of the stock that is fitted within a socket. The original string of the crossbow is missing, and the trigger is made of bone.
Measurements: Height: max 58 mm, Width: max 522 mm, Length: max 1278 mm
Materials: Material Wood Plant, Material Cane Plant, Material Bone, Process Carved, Process Perforated
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Source
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Pitt Rivers Museum
