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Bow
Object Number 25-60-30/F469
Display Title Bow
Descriptions
Inventory Description Wood bow, tapers to notched ends, corded fiber bowstring and wraps
Classification
  • Bow
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Maku
  • Marku
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Brazil / Amazonas / <County> / <City> / Macu
Additional Geographic Terms Rio Uracuera
Materials Wood, Fiber
Dimensions Overall: 207.5 x 2.8 x 2.8 cm (81 11/16 x 1 1/8 x 1 1/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object F\469
Provenance
Collector Dr. A. Hamilton Rice (1924-1925 - 1925)
Donor Dr. A. Hamilton Rice (1924-1925 - 1925)

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