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Bamboo aroow with feathered ends. small bone point tightly bound with vegetal fi
Bamboo aroow with feathered ends. small bone point tightly bound with vegetal fi
Object Number 973-52-30/8887
Display Title Bamboo aroow with feathered ends. small bone point tightly bound with vegetal fi
Descriptions
Object Description Bamboo aroow with feathered ends. small bone point tightly bound with vegetal fiber cord. resinous patches, distal end. monkey bone tip. 78" l.
Inventory Description Spear, bone point, crooked wood wrapped with fiber, reed shaft, feather end
Classification
  • Spear
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Venezuela
Additional Geographic Terms Amazon basin, Northwest Marginal area of
Materials Reed, Wood, Bone, Fiber, Feather, Cotton
Dimensions Overall: 199.2 x 5.9 x 1.2 cm (78 7/16 x 2 5/16 x 1/2 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 973-52-30/8887

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