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Object Number
04-45-50/64143.1
Display Title
Bow and 6 poisoned arrows
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Wood bow, curved, braided fiber bands, reed bowstring with wood rings at ends
Classification
- Bow
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Umbundu
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
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Angola
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300 miles east of Benguela
Additional Geographic Terms
West Africa, central
Materials
Wood, Fiber, Reed, Leather
Dimensions
Overall: 124.5 x 2.1 x 2 cm (49 x 13/16 x 13/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
04-45-50/64143.1
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