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Bow, allegedly from Samoa
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Gents,
just saw this bow in a shop. Owner says he was advised it is Samoan. Can anybody confirm? Thanks, taube. |
Appears to be a twisted hide string which would suggest Africa or India. Still a very nice strong bow.
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Thanks, Tim.
It is certainly difficult to determine a very simple piece like this. The bow is made of darh, heavy (tropical?) wood. I found a pc here, pic no.3. http://www.janesoceania.com/samoa_po...s16/index4.htm |
Hello Taube,
;) And at last is an item worth what you want to give for it. Best regards, Detlef |
Understood, Detlef.
Sorry for misbehaving. |
The bows from Fiji and Samoa are big like this. The string if it is hide, is a pointer to Africa. East Africa and central Africa has plenty of tropical hard wood. The thing about hide string, is that in Samoa there are no big mammals to make a twisted hide string from. It is a really good bow.
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Thanks again, Tim.
Interesting explanations indeed. |
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Got it hanging on my wall ;)
Length is 134 cm. The one end of the string is knotted to the wood. The other end is quite a simple sling that just slips on. |
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