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King Kahaya 'drawing the long bow' [1907], 1907

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011C/49

Scope and Contents

Showing King Kahaya firing a bow with an attendant in the background holding arrows. This is probably a demonstration of one of the weapons given to Bell when he visited Kahaya's house the day after arriving in Mbarara ('Kahaya gave me a lot of bows and arrows, and pottery, and some skins; also a cow and calf', Bell (1907), February 1).

Dates

  • Creation: 1907

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

From the Fonds:

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Language of Materials

English

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Good condition.

Existence and Location of Copies

Y3011G/16.

General

SG.

Finding aid date

2003-05-13 16:26:46+00:00

Includes index.

Repository Details

Part of the Cambridge University Library Repository

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