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Wooden bow, fibre bow string, bow wrapped with hide from antelope leg, tufts of
Wooden bow, fibre bow string, bow wrapped with hide from antelope leg, tufts of
Object Number 39-39-50/3850
Display Title Wooden bow, fibre bow string, bow wrapped with hide from antelope leg, tufts of
Descriptions
Indigenous Term tiba
Object Description Wooden bow, fibre bow string, bow wrapped with hide from antelope leg, tufts of fur at one end (tiba)
Inventory Description Bow, carved wood, reed bowstring, worn skin grip, fiber wraps, 1 woven
Classification
  • Bow
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Bwamba
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Uganda
Additional Geographic Terms Bundibugyo; Fort Portal, 40 miles west of
Materials Wood, Reed, Skin, Fiber
Dimensions Overall: 83 x 20.7 x 2.1 cm (32 11/16 x 8 1/8 x 13/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 39-39-50/3850

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