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Carved wooden crossbow (mfan)- cf. 50/2463
Carved wooden crossbow (mfan)- cf. 50/2463
Object Number 37-32-50/2464
Display Title Carved wooden crossbow (mfan)- cf. 50/2463
Descriptions
Inventory Description Wood crossbow, carved design on split shaft, pegged, veg fiber string, stained
Classification
  • Bow
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Forest Tribe
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms Cameroon, southern: Ebolowa, region around
Materials Wood, Vegetable fiber string, Stain
Dimensions Overall: 133 x 63.7 x 4.1 cm (52 3/8 x 25 1/16 x 1 5/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 37-32-50/2464

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