Candomble bow and arrow for Oxóssi
date: label: Accession Date
content: 4 Aug 1999
label: Collection Date
content: 1996
name: label: Collector
content: Dr. Michael Mason
label: Donor Name
content: National Museum of Natural History
notes: label: Notes
content: IN CANDOMBLE RELIGIOUS PRACTICES, ITEMS LIKE THIS ARE CARRIED BY PRIESTS IN DANCES FOR OXOSSI, THE DEITY OF THE HUNT AND THE WOODS. WHITE METAL FORM IS MADE FROM A SEMI-CIRCULAR FRAME, BISECTED WIDTH-WISE BY A CYLINDRICAL TUBE WITH A FLAT, POINTED END. THIS FORMS A STYLIZED BOW-AND-ARROW DESIGN. TOP SURFACE OF BOW AND ARROW IS SMOOTH AND SHINY, INTERRUPTED AT REGULAR INTERVALS BY GROUP OF 3 OVAL DEPRESSIONS. BOTTOM SURFACE IS SMOOTH AND SHINY.
label: Record Last Modified
content: 5 Oct 2015
label: Specimen Count
content: 1
place: label: Place
content: Salvador, Bahia, Brazil, South America
topic: label: Topic
content: Ethnology
culture: label: Culture
content: Afro-Brazilian, Candomble Practitioner
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content: Anthropology
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 420720
label: USNM Number
content: E428583-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Bow/Arrow
physicalDescription: label: Length - Object
content: 19 cm
label: Width - Object
content: 13.5 cm
label: Height - Object
content: 1 cm