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Object Number 39-39-50/4460
Display Title Bow of polished wood - gummed fibre bowstring ("muhetu")
Descriptions
Indigenous Term muhetu
Inventory Description Wood bow, cylindrical shaft, pointed ends, corded string, knotted and wrapped
Classification
  • Bow
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Banyaruanda
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Nyaruanda
Additional Geographic Terms Uganda, Southwest: Kigesi District: Nyakabande; Lake Mutanda, near
Materials Wood, Fiber
Dimensions Overall: 155.2 x 12.1 x 2.4 cm (61 1/8 x 4 3/4 x 15/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 39-39-50/4460

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