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Object Number 30-66-50/H1398
Display Title Bow
Descriptions
Inventory Description Bow, carved wood, tapered pointed ends, twisted leather bowstring
Classification
  • Bow
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Watusi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Tanzania
Materials Wood, Leather
Dimensions Overall: 182.5 x 2.6 x 2.4 cm (71 7/8 x 1 x 15/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 30-66-50/H-1398

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