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Object Number
49-14-50/8282
Display Title
Boy's bamboo "gun" for shooting maize. Futi
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
Futi
Inventory Description
Bamboo tube, perf withcurved slat spring withpointed end and broken end, dirty
Classification
- Toy
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Lambia
- Yao
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Nyasaland
Additional Geographic Terms
Mtimbuka; Fort Johnston, near
Materials
Bamboo
Dimensions
Overall: 50.2 x 27.2 x 2 cm (19 3/4 x 10 11/16 x 13/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
49-14-50/8282
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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