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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 1924
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Location
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Nagaland, India
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Description
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This crossbow originates from the Nagaland region of India, and its creation is dated to before 1924. It features a stock made of wood that tappers toward the butt end. On the upper surface of the stock is a groove that acts as the bolt channel. The trigger is located toward the end of the tapered stock and features a bone trigger. There is an indentation used to hold the string of the crossbow. The prod is made of wood and passes through an oval shaped hole in the upper middle portion of the stock. The original string is missing.
Measurements: Length: max 557 mm, Width: max 27 mm, Width: max 1572 mm total, Height: max 61 mm, Height: max 61 mm total, Length: max 557 mm total
Materials and processes: Material Wood Plant, Material Bone, Material Metal, Process Carved, Process Perforated
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Source
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Pitt Rivers Museum
