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Object Number
99-12-30/53375
Display Title
Poisoned arrows with cane sheaths
Descriptions
Object Description
Arrow
Inventory Description
Arrows, incised wood points with sheaths, reed shafts, cotton wrapped
Classification
- Arrow
Department
Ethnographic
Date
before 1899
Culture
- Carib?
- Maracibo?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America
/
Venezuela
Additional Geographic Terms
Curacoa
Materials
Reed, Cotton, Wood
Dimensions
Overall: 98 x 1.1 x 1 cm (38 9/16 x 7/16 x 3/8 in.)
Quantity
7+
Label on object
99-12-30/53375 & 53375
Credit Line
Gift of the Heirs of David Kimball, 1899
Provenance
Provenance
Boston Museum
Donor
David P. Kimball
Donor
L. Cushing Kimball
Donor
Augusta K. Horton
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