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Object Number 2000.30.15.2
Display Title Bow
Descriptions
Object Description Bow; part of a set with 2000.30.15.1, 2000.30.15.3 - 2000.30.15.5
Inventory Description Bow, miniature, unstained wood, strung with sinew, sinew band at middle
Classification
  • Bow
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • San
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Botswana
Additional Geographic Terms Kalahari Desert; Africa, Southern
Dimensions Overall: 18.8 x 1.8 x 0.6 cm (7 3/8 x 11/16 x 1/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 2000.30.15.2
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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