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Bow
Object Number 83-14-30/30165
Display Title Bow
Descriptions
Inventory Description Bow, straight, notched ends, wrapped fiber grip
Classification
  • Bow
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Amazonian
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Brazil
Additional Geographic Terms Amazon
Materials Wood, Fiber
Dimensions Overall: 203.5 x 3 x 2.3 cm (80 1/8 x 1 3/16 x 7/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 83-14-30/30165
Provenance
Collector Lemuel Capen (1825 - 1883)
Collector Mr. John B. Sparhawk (1825 - 1883)
Donor Mrs. John B. Sparhawk (1883)

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