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Poison stick for applying poison to arrows
Poison stick for applying poison to arrows
Object Number 99-12-50/53202
Display Title Poison stick for applying poison to arrows
Descriptions
Object Description Poison stick for applying poison to arrows
Inventory Description Wood tool, carved, flat and tapered at one end
Classification
  • Tools
Department Ethnographic
Date before 1899
Culture
  • San
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / South Africa
Materials Wood
Dimensions Overall: 25 x 1.5 x 1.5 cm (9 13/16 x 9/16 x 9/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 53202
Credit Line Gift of the Heirs of David Kimball, 1899
Provenance
Provenance Boston Museum
Donor David P. Kimball
Donor Augusta K. Horton
Donor L. Cushing Kimball

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