Bow Item Number: 3060/4 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
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.
Item History
- Made in Peru before 1970
- Owned by Mavis Balshaw
- Owned by Sheila Petrie before May 9, 2014
- Received from Sheila Petrie (Donor) on May 9, 2014
What
- Name
- Bow
- Identification Number
- 3060/4
- Type of Item
- bow
- Material
- wood and cotton fibre
- Overall
- height 175.0 cm, width 3.6 cm, depth 3.3 cm
Who
- Culture
- Shipibo
- Previous Owner
- Mavis Balshaw and Sheila Petrie
- Received from
- Sheila Petrie (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Peru
When
- Creation Date
- before 1970
- Ownership Date
- before May 9, 2014
- Acquisition Date
- on May 9, 2014
Other
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 3060/0004