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Bow
Object Number 03-52-20/C3489
Display Title Bow
Descriptions
Inventory Description Wood bow, slightly tapered notched ends, fiber bow string and string wraps
Classification
  • Bow
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Lacandón Maya
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America / Mexico / Chiapas
Additional Geographic Terms Lake Petha, Vicinity of
Materials Wood, Fiber string
Dimensions Overall: 164.5 x 2.1 x 2.1 cm (64 3/4 x 13/16 x 13/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 03-52-20/C3489

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