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Bow with string
Object Number 72-20-30/6772
Display Title Bow with string
Descriptions
Inventory Description Wood bow, curved to pointed ends, sinew bowstring
Classification
  • Bow
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Alacaluf
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Argentina / Tierra del Fuego / <County> / <City> / Alikuluf
Materials Wood, Sinew
Dimensions Overall: 126.6 x 20.7 x 2.1 cm (49 13/16 x 8 1/8 x 13/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 72-20-30/6772
Provenance
Collector Hassler Expedition

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