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Bow gun
Object Number 20-29-50/B2329
Display Title Bow gun
Descriptions
Inventory Description Bow, crossbow, carved zoomorphic motif on split shaft, cross-piece detached
Classification
  • Bow
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Bene
  • Fang
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms West Africa
Materials Wood
Dimensions Overall: 115.1 x 3.8 x 4.2 cm (45 5/16 x 1 1/2 x 1 5/8 in.)
Quantity 2
Label on object 20-29-50/B2329

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