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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 1930
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Location
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Nagaland, India
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Description
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A crossbow from the Nagaland region of India that is used by the Rengma Naga ethnic group. It is dated to have been created before 1930 and consists of a rectangular wooden stock that fans outwards at the butt of the stock. On the upper surface of the stock is a raised line that widens at the intersection of where the prod runs through the stock. The prod, made of a bamboo material, passes through the upper portion of the stock and is secured in a fitted opening within the stock. At the ends of either side of the prod are small cut indentations, and the left side of the prod is wrapped with rope and plant fiber. The original string is made of twisted plant material wrapped with cane and attached to the left side of the prod, but it is severed. The trigger mechanism is located toward the butt of the stock and is made of wood.
Measurements: Length: max 1330 mm, Height: max 93 mm, Width: max 707 mm
Materials and Processes: Material Wood Plant, Material Bamboo Plant, Material Cane Plant, Material Plant Fibre, Process Carved, Process Perforated, Process Bound, Process Twisted
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Source
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Pitt Rivers Museum
