48 (i 2) Compound bow with bark decoration.
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A B C D E F G H I Usual notch.
L. 120
W. in middle 2 x 1.8 thick: at middle of reverse curve 2 x 1.5: below notch 1.2 x .8: at notch
1.4 x 1.4.
Stick entirely covered with bark, so construction could not be noted.
Decoration
A. Plain black, with dark yellow at extreme tip.
B. Patterns in two shades of yellow & green on a dark red ground.
C. Plain dark yellow, with a band of black on outer side, on which there was an inscription in
dark yellow. Band was 13 long, and began 3.7 from D.
Hieros heading to end of bow.
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