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Bow
Object Number 29-4-50/H817
Display Title Bow
Descriptions
Inventory Description Bow, carved wood shaft, pegged ends, incised geometric design, reed bowstring
Classification
  • Bow
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Mbole Makere
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Congo
Additional Geographic Terms Panga, Territory of; Stanleyville District; Longele R., E of middle
Materials Wood, Reed
Dimensions Overall: 68.7 x 16 x 1.5 cm (27 1/16 x 6 5/16 x 9/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 29-4-50/ H/817

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