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Object Number 98-3-50/51369
Display Title Bows with strings of twisted vegetable fiber. A-B-C
Descriptions
Object Description Bows with strings of twisted vegetable fiber
Inventory Description Bow, round, tapered to notched ends, string missing
Classification
  • Bow
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
Additional Geographic Terms Congo River
Materials Wood
Dimensions Overall: 134 x 2.1 x 2.2 cm (52 3/4 x 13/16 x 7/8 in.)
Quantity 3
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