Measurements of a North Indian bow

Author(s)

Peter D.

First published

16 December 2019

Last updated

2 January 2020

For the bowyers and archery researchers, detailed measurements of an antique north Indian kaman type bow.

North Indian bow measurements Click to open. The 4.6 mb image may take some time to download.

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