Smithsonian Report, 1 91 0.— Balfour. 



Plate 1, 



V 1 



1. a. Crossbow of the Ba-Fan, Gaboon, West Africa: length, 50J 

 inches. Collected by P. du Chailln, Pitt Rivers Museum, 

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

 Collected by P. du Chaillu, Pitt Rivers Museum. 



2. a. Whaling crossbow, Skogsvaag, Store Sartor, west coast of Norway. Specimen fully set up and 

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

 separated. Collected by Dr. Bronchorst, Pitt Rivers Museum. (6, The bow with fixing collars; 

 c, the stock; d, the bar and wedge by which the bow is held in position; ee, "goat'sfoot" levers for 

 bending the bow; /, arrow or bolt.) 



