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Object Number 33-56-20/2264
Display Title Bow made of black palm wood, used for fishing purposes
Descriptions
Inventory Description Bow, tapered to notched ends, flat, twisted bowstring
Classification
  • Bow
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Chocó
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America / Panama / Darien / <County> / <City> / House of the medicine man, Fidel Goinora
Additional Geographic Terms Rio Sambu; Rio Benado, near the mouth of; Rio Sambu, tributary of
Materials Wood, Fiber
Dimensions Overall: 137 x 2.6 x 1.3 cm (53 15/16 x 1 x 1/2 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 33-56-20/2264; 5.A.

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