Close-up of Makuti carving a hole in the front end of a cross bow.

Close-up of Makuti carving a hole in the front end of a cross bow.

of University of Oxford. Pitt Rivers Museum, in The Louis Sarno Archive, Photographs; photographed by Louis Sarno, 1954-2017 (1990) , 1 page(s)

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Field of Interest
Anthropology
Copyright Message
Material sourced from the Louis Sarno Archive, Pitt Rivers Museum, University of Oxford. Copyright © Pitt Rivers Museum, University of Oxford.
Description
Close-up of Makuti carving a hole in the front end of a cross bow. A carved length of wood with a widened end lies on the floor and the man is using a small hammer and chisel to knock a hole in the middle of the widened end of the wood. Wood chips lies on the ground nearby. In the background the foot of another person and two metal vessels are visible. This image is related to image 1997.21.3.656.
Content Type
Photograph
Anthropologist / Ethnographer
Louis Sarno, 1954-2017
Format
Text
Page Count
1
Series Number
Photographs
Subject
Anthropology, World Music, Social Sciences, Music & Performing Arts, Cultural anthropology, Africa, República Centroafricana, República Centro-Africana
Keywords and Translated Subjects
República Centroafricana, República Centro-Africana

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