Wooden bow, no string, 33" long

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Object Number 65-46-50/10796

Display Title Wooden bow, no string, 33" long

Descriptions

Inventory Description Bow, worked wood stick, 1 end grooved, both ends notched, no bowstring

Classification

Department Ethnographic

Culture

Ovimbundu

Geography/Provenience/Site Name

Africa / Angola

Additional Geographic Terms West Africa: Angloa; Chileso

Materials Wood

Dimensions Overall: 84.3 x 1 x 1.1 cm (33 3/16 x 3/8 x 7/16 in.)

Quantity 1

Label on object 65-46-50/10796

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