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Long arrow of bamboo shaft and wooden point, bone tip and barb
Long arrow of bamboo shaft and wooden point, bone tip and barb
Object Number 46-78-30/5613
Display Title Long arrow of bamboo shaft and wooden point, bone tip and barb
Descriptions
Inventory Description Spear, barbed bone point, long reed/wood shaft, resin covered vegetable fiber
Classification
  • Spear
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Amazon Basin Indians
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Brazil
Materials Reed, Wood, Bone, Vegetable fiber, Resin
Dimensions Overall: 199.6 x 1.8 x 1.8 cm (78 9/16 x 11/16 x 11/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 46-78-30/5613; 956.
Provenance
Collector Mr. Ernest T. Jackson (01/01/1880-01/01/1900)
Donor Mr. Patrick T. Jackson (11/27/1946)

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