Bow, made of a heavy dark wood, is relatively wide at centre, narrowing toward each end where it culminates in carved pegs. A braided rope of cotton spans the length of the bow and is knotted around each peg. The centre portion of the bow is fully wrapped with thin cotton fibre. Designs have been drawn on both sides of the fibre in black ink.

• Narrative

  Collected by Mavis Balshaw while in the Peruvian Amazon in the mid-1960s.

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• Type of Item bow
• Culture Shipibo
• Material wood, cotton fibre
• Measurements height 175.0 cm, width 3.6 cm, depth 3.3 cm (overall)

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• Previous Owner Mavis Balshaw, Sheila Petrie
• Received from Sheila Petrie

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• Made in Peru

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• Creation Date before 1970
• Ownership Date before May 9, 2014
• Acquisition Date on May 9, 2014

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• Condition good
• Accession Number 3060/0004