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Wooden bow for hunting
Wooden bow for hunting
Object Number 36-56-50/1431
Display Title Wooden bow for hunting
Descriptions
Inventory Description Bow, rounded shaft tapered to blunt ends, 1 end wrapped with hide and leather
Classification
  • Bow
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Barotse
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Zambia
Materials Wood, Skin, Fur, Leather
Dimensions Overall: 149.4 x 2.5 x 2.4 cm (58 13/16 x 1 x 15/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 36-56-50/1431

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