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Object Number 46-78-50/6058
Display Title 14 small arrows of bamboo shafts and sharp pointed metal points.
Descriptions
Object Description 14 small arrows of bamboo shafts and sharp pointed metal points. Incised designs on shafts.
Inventory Description Arrows, thin wood shaft, small metal points, some leaf fletched
Classification
  • Arrow
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Pygmy
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
Additional Geographic Terms Congo
Dimensions Overall: 46.8 x 0.5 x 0.4 cm (18 7/16 x 3/16 x 3/16 in.)
Quantity 12
Label on object 46-78-50/6058
Provenance
Collector Mr. Ernest T. Jackson (01/01/1880-01/01/1900 - 1916)
Donor Mr. Patrick T. Jackson (1916 - 11/27/1946)

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