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Bow
Object Number 09-27-30/74981
Display Title Bow
Descriptions
Inventory Description Wood bow, tapered to pointed ends, twisted fiber bowstring
Classification
  • Bow
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Ona
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Chile / Magallanes / Tierra del Fuego
Materials Wood, Fiber
Dimensions Overall: 150.6 x 3.1 x 2.5 cm (59 5/16 x 1 1/4 x 1 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 74981

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