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Object Number 21-49-30/F304
Display Title Bow
Descriptions
Inventory Description Bow, carved wood, tapered to pegged ends, corded string, blackened groove
Classification
  • Bow
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Carib
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / British Guiana
Additional Geographic Terms Essequibo River
Materials Wood, Fiber
Dimensions Overall: 156 x 2.9 x 1.7 cm (61 7/16 x 1 1/8 x 11/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object F304

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