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Object Number 30-65-50/H1267
Display Title Bows
Descriptions
Inventory Description Bows, wood, flat 1 side, tapered to ends, 1 cylindrical, reed bowstring
Classification
  • Bow
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
Materials Wood, Reed
Dimensions Overall: 111 x 1.8 x 1.9 cm (43 11/16 x 11/16 x 3/4 in.)
Quantity 3
Label on object 30-65-50/H1267; (30-67-50)/H1267

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