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Object Number 17-41-50/B1793
Display Title Bow, strung with rattan
Descriptions
Inventory Description Bow, dark wood, curved, 1 side flat, reed bowstring
Classification
  • Bow
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Congo
Materials Wood, Reed
Dimensions Overall: 122.2 x 8.2 x 2.1 cm (48 1/8 x 3 1/4 x 13/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 17-41-50/B.1793

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