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Bamboo arrow with feathered ends. bone point tightly bound to tip with fiber bin
Bamboo arrow with feathered ends. bone point tightly bound to tip with fiber bin
Object Number 973-52-30/8886
Display Title Bamboo arrow with feathered ends. bone point tightly bound to tip with fiber bin
Descriptions
Object Description Bamboo arrow with feathered ends. bone point tightly bound to tip with fiber binding. additional wrapping below tip binding. monkey bone tip. 80" l.
Inventory Description Spear, bone point, crooked wood wrapped with fiber, reed shaft, feather end
Classification
  • Spear
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Yanamamo?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Venezuela
Additional Geographic Terms Tropical Forest Region, Northwest Marginal area of
Materials Reed, Wood, Bone, Fiber, Feather, Cotton
Dimensions Overall: 202 x 7.3 x 1.2 cm (79 1/2 x 2 7/8 x 1/2 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 973-52-30/8886

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