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Object Number 18-12-30/F148
Display Title Boy's bows
Descriptions
Inventory Description Bows, tapered to pointed ends, 2 with twisted bowstring
Classification
  • Bow
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Caraya
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Brazil
Additional Geographic Terms Rio Araquaya; Goyas
Materials Wood, Fiber
Dimensions Overall: 141.8 x 2.1 x 2.3 cm (55 13/16 x 13/16 x 7/8 in.)
Quantity 4
Label on object 18-12-30/F-148

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