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Wooden bow, fibre bow string, one end wrapped with fur, tiba
Wooden bow, fibre bow string, one end wrapped with fur, tiba
Object Number 39-39-50/3848
Display Title Wooden bow, fibre bow string, one end wrapped with fur, tiba
Descriptions
Indigenous Term tiba
Inventory Description Bow, carved wood, peg ends, splitting, one third wrapped in skin, worn
Classification
  • Bow
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Bwamba
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Uganda
Additional Geographic Terms Bundibugyo; Fort Portal, 40 miles west of
Materials Wood, Skin
Dimensions Overall: 84 x 1.9 x 1.9 cm (33 1/16 x 3/4 x 3/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 39-39-50/3848

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