Grnithsonian Report, 1910.— Balfou 



Plate 1, 





1. a. Crossbowof the Ba- Fan, Gaboon, West Africa; length, 50J 

 inches. Collected by P. du Chailhi, Pitt Rivers Museiim, 

 Oxford. 6. Ditto, carved specimen; length, 52f inches. 

 Collected by P. du Chaillu, Pitt Rivers Museum. 



2. a. Whaling crossbow. Skog-^viiag. Store Sartor, west (■oa>t of Norway. Specimen fully set up and 

 ready for use. with bolt in position. Autlior's collection, b-f. Similar specimen with the parts 

 separated. Collected by Dr. Bronchorst, Pitt Rivers Museum, (h. The bow with fixing collars; 

 c, the stock; rf, the bar and wedge by which the bow is held in position; te, "goat's foot" levers for 

 bending the bow; /, arrow or bolt.) 



