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Object Number 29-4-50/H800
Display Title Bow and rattle
Descriptions
Inventory Description Bow, carved wood, cylindrical shaft, curved, tapered to notched ends
Classification
  • Bow
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Mundu
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Congo
Additional Geographic Terms Ituri-Kibali District; Faradje, near
Materials Wood
Dimensions Overall: 108.5 x 1.7 x 2.1 cm (42 11/16 x 11/16 x 13/16 in.)
Quantity 1
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