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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
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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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