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Object Number 56-57-50/9873
Display Title Poisoned arrows and poisoned arrow points
Descriptions
Object Description Poisoned arrows and poisoned arrow points
Inventory Description Arrows, three bamboo shafts and one arrow head, brown glass jar with poison?
Classification
  • Arrow
  • Raw Material
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • San
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
Additional Geographic Terms Africa, Southwest: Samangaigai; Gautscha Pan, 75 mi. North from
Dimensions Overall: 13.2 x 0.4 x 0.4 cm (5 3/16 x 3/16 x 3/16 in.)
Quantity 17
Label on object 56-57-50/9873
Provenance
Expedition Peabody Museum Southwest Africa Expedition

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