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Object Number 16-21-20/C7403
Display Title Bow
Descriptions
Object Description Wooden bow
Inventory Description Bow, cylindrical to tapered ends, twisted fiber cord bowstring, wrapped ends
Classification
  • Bow
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Lacandón Maya
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America / Mexico
Dimensions Overall: 162 x 1.9 x 2.2 cm (63 3/4 x 3/4 x 7/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 16-21-20/C7403

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