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Object Number
49-14-50/7847
Display Title
Large cylindrical bark bow. Chipaka
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
Chipaka
Inventory Description
Box, bark, cylindrical, flat base (portion broken), highly worn and abraided
Classification
- Box
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Misuku
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Nyasaland
Additional Geographic Terms
Misuku Mountains; Wilindi Forest, near
Materials
Bark, Vegetable fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 20 x 32.4 x 32.2 cm (7 7/8 x 12 3/4 x 12 11/16 in.)
Quantity
2
Label on object
49-14-50/7847
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