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thinreadline 5th May 2019 10:26 AM

3 BOWS help needed !
 
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I have 3 wooden bows which I am unsure of the geographical origins of and hoped that some members may be able to help me with an opinion . The lengths are ( left to right in first pic ) 175 cm , 100 cm and 135 cm.

thinreadline 6th May 2019 06:36 PM

Anyone help here ?

Kubur 6th May 2019 08:59 PM

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Originally Posted by thinreadline
Anyone help here ?

Sorry my friend no idea!
My bow from Chad is not like that.
Are you sure that they are from Africa???

thinreadline 6th May 2019 09:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kubur
Sorry my friend no idea!
My bow from Chad is not like that.
Are you sure that they are from Africa???

no I am not sure of anything ! Hence the cry for help !
:)

Iain 7th May 2019 10:08 AM

All look African to me, the larger one is maybe from Cameroon. See http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=16932

thinreadline 7th May 2019 02:32 PM

thank you Iain , yes the large one does look Cameroon .

Timo Nieminen 8th May 2019 03:10 AM

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What makes it look Cameroon? A bow that I would have said is similar, from Tanzania: https://britishmuseum.org/research/c...81094&partId=1 (photo attached).

The metal wrapped tip on the short bow is surprising, but it's something I wouldn't expect from anywhere other than Africa. Looks very African (but it still surprises me).

thinreadline 8th May 2019 11:52 PM

yes its all very confusing ! But thank you all for your comments.


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