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Object Number
40-24-50/5026
Display Title
Arrow - reed shaft; barbed iron point; poisoned with "riga"
Descriptions
Object Description
Arrow - reed shaft; barbed iron point; poisoned with "riga"
Inventory Description
Arrow, barbed metal point, reed shaft, resin coated fiber wrapped ends
Classification
- Arrow
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Zande
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
Additional Geographic Terms
Anglo-Egyptian Sudan: Tambura
Materials
Reed, Metal, Fiber, Resin
Dimensions
Overall: 55.5 x 2.1 x 0.9 cm (21 7/8 x 13/16 x 3/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
40-24-50/5026; POISON
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