Crossbows in Africa ??? anyone have any further information ?

[Jim McDougall]

Very interesting topic! and seldom mentioned in most general references.
Thank you Congoblades for linking and citing the resource where the information Katana excerpted was found. This is extremely important for subsequent research and responses to reduce duplicated efforts
Best regards,
Jim

[katana]

Originally Posted by Jim McDougall

Very interesting topic! and seldom mentioned in most general references.
Thank you Congoblades for linking and citing the resource where the information Katana excerpted was found. This is extremely important for subsequent research and responses to reduce duplicated efforts
Best regards,
Jim

Yes Jim.....I will be more careful to cite where the information came from in future.

[Jim McDougall]

Originally Posted by katana

Yes Jim.....I will be more careful to cite where the information came from in future.

Thanks Katana, I learned that the hard way years ago from a very prominant museum director! Just wanted to keep us all on our toes
All the best,
Jim

[fernando]

What is the issue date of that book, Flavio?
One can read in the web that crossbows in Africa are still being used today, be it a fact or not.
Here is a link with pictures taken in year 2000, also by an Italian. The model looks similar. Monky hunting, in this case.
http://www.pygmies.info/gallery/023_en.html
kind regards
fernando

[Flavio]

Hello Fernando, the publishing date of the book is 1992