Not on display

Bow (Weapon)

Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
Andaman (made)

Archery, hard wood, Andaman Islands

Object details

Category
India Museum
Object type
Bow (weapon)
Brief description
Archery, hard wood, Andaman Islands
Bibliographic references
  • Egerton, Wilbraham, An illustrated handbook of Indian arms; being a classified and descriptive catalogue of the arms exhibited at the India museum: with an introductory sketch of the military history of India, London, 1880 p.78
  • Lord Egerton of Tatton, Indian and Oriental Armour, London, 1896, p. 78, Cat. 10
Other numbers
  • 010 - Egerton Catalogue Number
  • -1857 - India Museum Slip Book
Collection
South & South East Asia Collection
Accession number
2744(IS)

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
Record URL
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