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Object Number 971-2-50/11630
Display Title Throwing stick, bamboo, 32 in. long
Descriptions
Inventory Description Stick, one end sharpened, other end blunt, smooth, thin, light wood or bamboo
Classification
  • Tools
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • San
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
Additional Geographic Terms Kalahari Desert
Materials Bamboo
Dimensions Overall: 81 x 0.8 x 0.8 cm (31 7/8 x 5/16 x 5/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 971-2-50/11630

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