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Carter No.: 048g

Handlist description: Pair of compound bows bound up together

Card/Transcription No.: 048g-4


48 (g2) Compound bow, decorated with coloured barks.

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L. 126 Width in middle 2.5 x thickness 1.8. Below notch 1.5 x .9 At notch 1.5 x 1.6. Section of bow <>: flat side outside. Construction concealed by bark. Bow entirely covered by coloured bark.

A. Plain dark with light on actual notch. B. Patterns in light on dark. The centre a band 1.2 wide, with cartouches (usual) running round stick <>

Card no. 048g-4 relating to Carter no. 048g
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