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Object Number
72-20-50/6766
Display Title
Bow
Descriptions
Object Description
Bow
Inventory Description
Bow, flat reed shaft slightly tapered ends, leather bowstring
Classification
- Bow
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
South Africa
Materials
Reed, Leather
Dimensions
Overall: 120 x 1.6 x 3 cm (47 1/4 x 5/8 x 1 3/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
72-20-50/6766
Provenance
Collector
South African Museum
Donor
Museum of Comparative Zoology
(1872)
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