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Poisoned arrow not feathered
Poisoned arrow not feathered
Object Number 04-46-50/64231
Display Title Poisoned arrow not feathered
Descriptions
Inventory Description Arrow, wood shaft, wood barbed point with blackened resin, fiber wrap
Classification
  • Arrow
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Pygmy
  • Batwa
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Zaire
Additional Geographic Terms Upper Kasai tributary of the Congo; Wissmann Falls, South Africa, near region of
Materials Wood, Resin, Fiber
Dimensions Overall: 65.6 x 0.6 x 0.4 cm (25 13/16 x 1/4 x 3/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 04-46-50/64231; POISON

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