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Arrow, poisoned with "kuvi" ("-" zande "riga") - used to kill buffalo
Arrow, poisoned with "kuvi" ("-" zande "riga") - used to kill buffalo
Object Number 40-24-50/4993
Display Title Arrow, poisoned with "kuvi" ("-" zande "riga") - used to kill buffalo
Descriptions
Object Description Arrow, poisoned with "kuvi" ("-" zande "riga") - used to kill buffalo; reed (?) shaft, barbed iron point, small amount of carved decoration
Inventory Description Arrow, metal point rounded tip, resin coated stem, fiber wrap at haft, incised l
Classification
  • Arrow
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Mvegumba
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
Additional Geographic Terms Anglo-Egyptian Sudan: Abu Satta Hills-north of Tambura
Materials Reed, Metal, Resin, Fiber
Dimensions Overall: 53.9 x 1.2 x 0.8 cm (21 1/4 x 1/2 x 5/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 40-24-50/4993

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