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Arrow - reed shaft; barbed iron point; poisoned with "riga"
Arrow - reed shaft; barbed iron point; poisoned with "riga"
Object Number 40-24-50/5027
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: 49 x 1.4 x 0.8 cm (19 5/16 x 9/16 x 5/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 40-24-50/5027; POISON

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