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Object Number
2000.30.4.1
Display Title
Child's arrow
Descriptions
Object Description
Child's arrow, 1 of 3 with 2000.30.4.2 & 2000.30.4.3
Inventory Description
Arrow, carved wood point inserted into reed shaft, sinew wrapping at ends
Classification
- Arrow
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- San
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Botswana
Additional Geographic Terms
Kalahari Desert; Africa, Southern
Materials
Wood, Reed, Sinew, Pigment
Dimensions
Overall: 41.7 x 0.7 cm (16 7/16 x 1/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
2000.30.4.1
Credit Line
Gift of DeVore family
Provenance
Collector
Irven DeVore
(1964 - 12/19/00)
Donor
Irven DeVore
(1964 - 12/19/00)
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