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Object Number 971-2-50/11617
Display Title Wooden bow, strung with sinew, n!av. 41.5 in. l.
Descriptions
Inventory Description Bow, wood shaft, twisted sinew string and bow wrappings, brass bands, hide piece
Classification
  • Bow
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • San
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
Additional Geographic Terms Kalahari Desert
Dimensions Overall: 105.3 x 11 x 1.8 cm (41 7/16 x 4 5/16 x 11/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 971-2-50/11617

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