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Bird arrow with bamboo shaft and wooden point. Mtute
Bird arrow with bamboo shaft and wooden point. Mtute
Object Number 49-14-50/8359
Display Title Bird arrow with bamboo shaft and wooden point. Mtute
Descriptions
Indigenous Term Mtute
Inventory Description Arrow, reed shaft only, 1 end notched, other end cracked, fiber cord wrapped
Classification
  • Arrow
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Lambia
  • Yao
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Nyasaland
Additional Geographic Terms Mtimbuka; Fort Johnston, near
Materials Reed, Fiber
Dimensions Overall: 82.2 x 1.6 x 1.5 cm (32 3/8 x 5/8 x 9/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 49-14-50/8359

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