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Object Number
30-32-50/B4676
Display Title
Bows, obokoma
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Bows, round shaft tapered to pointed ends, fiber bowstring wrapped 1 end
Classification
- Bow
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Ukerewe
- Wakerewe
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Tanzania
/
Ukerewe
Additional Geographic Terms
Tanganyika Territory
Materials
Wood, Fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 159.2 x 13.6 x 2.4 cm (62 11/16 x 5 3/8 x 15/16 in.)
Quantity
2
Label on object
30-32-50/B4676
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