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Projectile point, carved bone; bark strip; sinew fragments
Projectile point, carved bone; bark strip; sinew fragments
Object Number 2003.1.1456
Display Title Projectile point, carved bone; bark strip; sinew fragments
Descriptions
Object Description Projectile point, carved bone; bark strip; sinew fragments
Inventory Description Projectile point, carved bone, bark strip, sinew fragments
Classification
  • Projectile Point
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
Materials Bark, Bone, Sinew, Reed
Dimensions Overall: 12.7 x 1 x 0.6 cm (5 x 3/8 x 1/4 in.)
Quantity 4
Label on object 2003.1.1456

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