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Object Number 53-47-30/7486
Display Title 5' wooden bows
Descriptions
Object Description 5' wooden bows
Inventory Description Bows, one side concave, tapered to notched ends, twisted fiber bowstring
Classification
  • Bow
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Barasana
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Colombia
Additional Geographic Terms Rio Piraparama
Materials Wood, Fiber
Dimensions Overall: 80.8 x 2.1 x 1.6 cm (31 13/16 x 13/16 x 5/8 in.)
Quantity 3
Label on object 53-47-30/7486
Provenance
Collector Dr. Richard Evans Schultes

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