Henry Liberty Bates wrist and finger guard

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