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Object Number
49-14-50/8431
Display Title
Arrow of bamboo shaft and leaf shaped metal blade. Mpalilo
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
Mpalilo
Inventory Description
Arrow, ovate metal point with long stem, bamboo shaft, fiber wrap
Classification
- Arrow
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Chewa
- Lambia
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Nyasaland
Additional Geographic Terms
Nchisi Mountain
Materials
Bamboo, Metal, Fiber, Resin
Dimensions
Overall: 101.7 x 2.4 x 1.4 cm (40 1/16 x 15/16 x 9/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
49-14-50/8431
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