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Object Number
30-66-50/H1283
Display Title
Wooden painted reed arrows
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Bird arrows, carved wood point, bamboo shaft, feathers, resin-coated fiber wraps
Classification
- Arrow
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Wanyamwezi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Tanzania
Materials
Bamboo, Wood, Fiber, Resin, Feather
Dimensions
Overall: 72.7 x 2.1 x 1.9 cm (28 5/8 x 13/16 x 3/4 in.)
Quantity
5
Label on object
30-66-50/H/1283
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