Wood bow with arrow, plied bast bow string, iron tip on arrow. Length of bow 3

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Object Number 973-16-50/11431

Display Title Wood bow with arrow, plied bast bow string, iron tip on arrow. Length of bow 3

Descriptions

Indigenous Term bankara

Object Description Wood bow with arrow, plied bast bow string, iron tip on arrow. Length of bow 33 5/8", arrow 27"

Inventory Description Bow, wood shaft, tapered ends, twisted fiber bowstring, dark brown pigment

Classification

Department Ethnographic

Culture

Hamar

Geography/Provenience/Site Name

Africa / Ethiopia

Materials Wood, Fiber, Pigment

Dimensions Overall: 92 x 1.4 x 1.5 cm (36 1/4 x 9/16 x 9/16 in.)

Quantity 1

Label on object 973-16-50/11431

Provenance

Donor Robert G. Gardner

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