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Object Number
37-32-50/2461
Display Title
Wooden bow - see 50/2462
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Wood bow, flat, curved to tapered ends, corded fiber bowstring, wrapped midsect
Classification
- Bow
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Forest Tribe
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms
Cameroon, south: Makaeand Bene country, village near boundary bet; Nlong R, near
Materials
Wood, Fiber, Resin
Dimensions
Overall: 139.5 x 3.1 x 2.6 cm (54 15/16 x 1 1/4 x 1 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
37-32-50/2461
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