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Object Number
973-52-30/8888
Display Title
Bamboo arrow with feathered end. flat wooden blade, narrow-laceolate shape attac
Descriptions
Object Description
Bamboo arrow with feathered end. flat wooden blade, narrow-laceolate shape attached to arrow with fiber wrap. 72.5" l., blade: 9" l.
Inventory Description
Spear, ovoid scoop reed blade on reed shaft, feathered ends, fiber bound
Classification
- Spear
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Yanamamo?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America
/
Venezuela
Additional Geographic Terms
Amazon Basin; Northwest Marginal group of the Tropical Forest Region
Materials
Reed, Fiber, Feather, Cotton
Dimensions
Overall: 212 x 4.5 x 1.2 cm (83 7/16 x 1 3/4 x 1/2 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
973-52-30/8888
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