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Native bow
Object Number 84-71-50/36844
Display Title Native bow
Descriptions
Inventory Description Wood bow, cylindrical shaft, curved, pointed ends, wrapped fiber bowstring
Classification
  • Bow
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
Additional Geographic Terms Africa, Eastern
Materials Wood, Fiber, Sinew
Dimensions Overall: 145.4 x 5.7 x 2.1 cm (57 1/4 x 2 1/4 x 13/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 84-71-50/36844
Provenance
Collector Captain A. Ward Weaver (1883)
Donor Donated by Captain A. Ward Weaver

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