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Object Number
47-42-50/6209
Display Title
One sling shot made out of rope
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Sling shot, braided vegetable fiber cord, knotted at mid-section to form pocket
Classification
- Fishing and trapping
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Uganda
Additional Geographic Terms
Nile River
Materials
Vegetable fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 182 x 4.5 x 1.6 cm (71 5/8 x 1 3/4 x 5/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
47-42-50/6209
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| |
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| |
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| |
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| |
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|
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Raw Material
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| |
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Bludgeon
| ||
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Tools
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