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Boy's wooden cross bow ("mfan") - used in hunting birds and squirrels
Boy's wooden cross bow ("mfan") - used in hunting birds and squirrels
Object Number 37-32-50/2465
Display Title Boy's wooden cross bow ("mfan") - used in hunting birds and squirrels
Descriptions
Inventory Description Crossbow, carved wood, curved crosspiece, fiber cord, split shaft
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, Pigment
Dimensions Overall: 120.3 x 56.2 x 3.7 cm (47 3/8 x 22 1/8 x 1 7/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 37-32-50/2465

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