Wooden bow (made in film taken on expedition)

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Object Number 51-60-50/8795

Display Title Wooden bow (made in film taken on expedition)

Descriptions

Inventory Description Bow, cylindrical wood shaft, tapered ends, twisted fiber bowstring

Classification

Department Ethnographic

Culture

Geography/Provenience/Site Name

Africa

Additional Geographic Terms Gautsche Pan; Kai Kai, 10-20 mi. west of

Materials Wood, Fiber, Sinew, Skin

Dimensions Overall: 100.6 x 8.2 x 2.4 cm (39 5/8 x 3 1/4 x 15/16 in.)

Quantity 1

Label on object 51-60-50/8795

Provenance

Expedition Peabody Museum Expedition (Summer 1951)

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