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Bow without bowstring

Museum Ulm Project for the reappraisal of the collections from colonial contexts [2022.10947]
Bogen ohne Sehne (Museum Ulm CC BY-NC-SA)
Provenance/Rights: Museum Ulm / Oleg Kuchar (CC BY-NC-SA)
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Description

A bow that tapers off on both ends and which is wrapped with a very thin wire at the area of both endings.

No entry in the inventory is assigned to the bow and its provenance is uncertain. Similar bow forms occur in African, sub-Saharan countries. If the bow at hand is a weapon of African origin could not be proven so far

Material/Technique

Wood, metal

Measurements

L 149 cm, DIA 2,5 cm (max.)

Museum Ulm

Object from: Museum Ulm

Das Museum Ulm bietet mehr als 30 000 Jahre Kunst und Kulturgeschichte, präsentiert in 7 Gebäuden, u.a. in einem Kaufmannshaus der Renaissance sowie...

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