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Bow
A bow collected by Sir John Franklin or his wife Jane, while he was governor of Van Diemens Land (Tasmania). Mounted as part of a trophy with other bows, a shield and a Maori taiaha (challenge stick).
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Object Details
| ID: | AAA3759 |
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| Type: | Bow |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Date made: | 1837-1843; 1837-43 |
| Credit: | On loan to the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, from the Hopton Hall Derbyshire Collection. Kindly lent by the Gell Muniment Trustees |
| Measurements: | Overall: 1980 x 33 mm |
| Parts: | Trophy of Aboriginal and Maori Implements (Trophy) |