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Arrow - reed(?) shaft, iron barbed point, poisoned with "riga"
Arrow - reed(?) shaft, iron barbed point, poisoned with "riga"
Object Number 40-24-50/5030
Display Title Arrow - reed(?) shaft, iron barbed point, poisoned with "riga"
Descriptions
Object Description Arrow - reed(?) shaft, iron barbed point, poisoned with "riga"
Inventory Description Arrow, metal point, rounded tip, resin coated neck, reed shaft
Classification
  • Arrow
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Zande
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
Additional Geographic Terms Anglo-Egyptian Sudan: Tambura, near
Materials Reed, Metal, Fiber, Pigment
Dimensions Overall: 51.1 x 1.7 x 0.9 cm (20 1/8 x 11/16 x 3/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 40-24-50/5030

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