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Object Number
22-2-50/B2976
Display Title
Cross bow gun
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Crossbow, wood, incised scallop deco., no string, split shaft, release peg
Classification
- Bow
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Bene
- Fang
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms
Cameroon, southern
Materials
Wood
Dimensions
Overall: 132.5 x 73.4 x 4.4 cm (52 3/16 x 28 7/8 x 1 3/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
22-2-50\B2976 & B2976
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