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Plain bow
Object Number 34-91-50/445
Display Title Plain bow
Descriptions
Inventory Description Carved wood bow, tapered ends, 1 end cracked, twisted fiber bowstring
Classification
  • Bow
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Tereki
  • Maragoli
  • Hamite
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Kenya / Western Province / Kakamega / Kaimosi
Materials Wood, Fiber
Dimensions Overall: 130.4 x 2.1 x 2.3 cm (51 5/16 x 13/16 x 7/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 34-91-50/445

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