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Object Number
39-39-50/4458
Display Title
2 bamboo bows with fibre bow string ("jehekun")
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
jehekun
Inventory Description
Bows, reed, curved and tapered to ends, corded fiber bowstring, mended
Classification
- Bow
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Banyaruanda
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Nyaruanda
Additional Geographic Terms
Uganda, Southwest: Kigesi District: Nyakabande; Lake Mutanda, near
Materials
Reed, Wood, Fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 116.5 x 14 x 2.5 cm (45 7/8 x 5 1/2 x 1 in.)
Quantity
2
Label on object
39-39-50/4458
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