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Object Number 18-21-50/B2090
Display Title Poison arrows
Descriptions
Inventory Description Arrow shafts, carved wood, pointed tips
Classification
  • Raw Material
  • Arrow
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Bene
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms Cameroon, southern; Metat, near
Materials Wood
Dimensions Overall: 24.1 x 0.4 x 0.4 cm (9 1/2 x 3/16 x 3/16 in.)
Quantity 10
Label on object B2090

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