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Object Number
29-4-50/H817
Display Title
Bow
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Bow, carved wood shaft, pegged ends, incised geometric design, reed bowstring
Classification
- Bow
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Mbole Makere
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Congo
Additional Geographic Terms
Panga, Territory of; Stanleyville District; Longele R., E of middle
Materials
Wood, Reed
Dimensions
Overall: 68.7 x 16 x 1.5 cm (27 1/16 x 6 5/16 x 9/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
29-4-50/ H/817
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