Card/Transcription No.: 370hh

370, HH. STAVE OF BOW. (in bad condition)
(See 370, MM)

A Compound bow of similar construction as 370, FF; the covering
of bark of a dark red brown cherry-like type; the grip with
narrow transverse strips.
End of one 'limb' broken off.
Estimated length (from horn to horn) 116 cents; W. at centre 2.2
cents.
String at centre from 'belly' only 5.5 cents. (Note possibility
of warping).
The bark covering ornamented as follows: - Grip strips of bark
mentioned above; band around stave either side of grip of
geometric pattern of veneered bark; near centre of upper and
lower limbs the cartouche of King; ends of limb near horns band
of geometric pattern of veneered barks; on 'back' of limbs
between grip and central bands a long geometric pattern <> within
an oblong. (See photo).