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Throwing sticks
Object Number 27-56-70/D2836.2
Display Title Throwing sticks
Descriptions
Inventory Description Throwing stick, bamboo shaft, angled piece at one end, notched other end
Classification
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Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Papua New Guinea / <State> / <County> / <City> / Village of Boha
Additional Geographic Terms Bian River, Upper waters of
Materials Bamboo
Dimensions Overall: 84.5 x 8 x 2.1 cm (33 1/4 x 3 1/8 x 13/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 27-56-70/D2836.2

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