Henry Liberty Bates wrist and finger guard
Accession
Identifier: MUS-380
Content Description
Used to protect the arm and finger from the friction created by an arrow in flight. Made of leather with metal buckles. Wrist guard is 6 3/8" by 3 1/4", all leather protector with straps and buckles. Finger guard is 1 3/4" long and 1" in diameter. Belonged to Dr. Henry Liberty Bates (1853-1949) who served as principal of Tualatin Academy and later as a professor of religion and sociology at Pacific University in Forest Grove, Oregon. He retired as the dean emeritus in 1927, and there was a building built in 1923 on the Pacific University main campus named after him.
Acquisition Type
Gift
Restrictions Apply
No
Dates
- 1800-1930
Extent
2 items ; Wrist guard: 6 3/8" by 3 1/4". Finger guard: 1 3/4" long by 1" diameter
Source
- Patterson, Mrs. George (Donor, Person)