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Wooden bow with leather cord, the inside eaten by boring beetles. Wuta
Wooden bow with leather cord, the inside eaten by boring beetles. Wuta
Object Number 49-14-50/8432
Display Title Wooden bow with leather cord, the inside eaten by boring beetles. Wuta
Descriptions
Indigenous Term WUta
Inventory Description Bow, carved wood, twisted hide string, vegetable fiber cord-wrapped ends, broken
Classification
  • Bow
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Chewa
  • Lambia
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Nyasaland
Additional Geographic Terms Nchisi Mountain
Materials Wood, Vegetable fiber, Hide
Dimensions Overall: 114 x 13.8 x 2.5 cm (44 7/8 x 5 7/16 x 1 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 49-14-50/8432

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