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Object Number
49-14-50/8254
Display Title
Bow (see arrows #50/8253) Obuta
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
Obuta
Inventory Description
Bow, wood shaft, knotted/twisted hide string and wrap, frayed vegetable fiber
Classification
- Bow
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Lambia
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Nyasaland
Additional Geographic Terms
Chinunka; Misuku Mountains, at the foot of the
Materials
Wood, Hide, Vegetable fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 141.5 x 15.3 x 2.2 cm (55 11/16 x 6 x 7/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
49-14-50/8254
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