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Bow and 3 arrows
Object Number 08-12-30/73030.2
Display Title Bow and 3 arrows
Descriptions
Inventory Description Spears, wood points, 1 barbed metal, reed shafts, fiber and cotton wrapped
Classification
  • Spear
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Brazil
South America / Colombia
Additional Geographic Terms Vaupés River
Materials Reed, Wood, Vegetable fiber, Metal, Cotton
Dimensions Overall: 190.3 x 1.3 x 1.9 cm (74 15/16 x 1/2 x 3/4 in.)
Quantity 3
Label on object 08-12-30/73030.2

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