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Object Number 21-49-30/F296
Display Title Bow
Descriptions
Inventory Description Bow, tapered to notched ends, groove 1 side, corded fiber bowstring and wrapping
Classification
  • Bow
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Carib
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / British Guiana
Additional Geographic Terms Essequibo River
Materials Wood, Fiber
Dimensions Overall: 60 x 1.3 x 1.2 cm (23 5/8 x 1/2 x 1/2 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 21-49-30/F296

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