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Bunt head arrow
Object Number 21-49-30/F311
Display Title Bunt head arrow
Descriptions
Inventory Description Arrow, blunt bone and wood end, reed shaft, cotton wrapped
Classification
  • Arrow
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Carib
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / British Guiana
Additional Geographic Terms Essequibo River
Materials Wood, Reed, Feather, Fiber, Cotton, Bone
Dimensions Overall: 131 x 2.6 x 1.1 cm (51 9/16 x 1 x 7/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object F311

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