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Object Number
16-22-50/B983
Display Title
Bow
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Bow, rounded, tapered to blunt points, corded fiber bowstring, leather wrapping
Classification
- Bow
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Masai
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Kenya
Materials
Wood, Fiber, Leather
Dimensions
Overall: 144 x 5.4 x 2.2 cm (56 11/16 x 2 1/8 x 7/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
16-22-50/B983
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