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Bundle of 19 wooden arrows each with metal tip; tips bound by thin strips of bar
Bundle of 19 wooden arrows each with metal tip; tips bound by thin strips of bar
Object Number 971-2-50/11539.1
Display Title Bundle of 19 wooden arrows each with metal tip; tips bound by thin strips of bar
Descriptions
Object Description Bundle of 19 wooden arrows each with metal tip; tips bound by thin strips of bark; ave. dim: 20" x 1/4"
Inventory Description Arrow, carved wooden shaft, metal tip, sinew wrapping
Classification
  • Arrow
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
Additional Geographic Terms Kalahari Desert
Materials Wood, Metal, Sinew
Dimensions Overall: 51.5 x 0.7 x 0.6 cm (20 1/4 x 1/4 x 1/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 971-2-50/11539.1
Provenance
Collector John Yellen (April 1968 - August 1970)

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