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Wooden bow
Object Number 987-14-70/5576
Display Title Wooden bow
Descriptions
Object Description Bow. Wood, narrowed at each end with a twisted fiber cord attached at the end by knots.
Inventory Description Bow, carved wood, flat on one side, twisted fiber string attached
Classification
  • Bow
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Philippines
Materials Wood, Plant fiber, Fiber
Dimensions Overall: 195.58 x 2.7 x 1.6 cm (77 x 1 1/16 x 5/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 987-14-70/5576
Provenance
Collector Thaddeus Anglemyer (1901 - 1908)
Collector Philinda Anglemyer (1901 - 1908)
Donor Katherine Anglemyer (1908 - 1987)
Donor Mary Anglemyer (1908 - 1987)

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