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Arrows
Object Number 27-56-70/D2788.5
Display Title Arrows
Descriptions
Inventory Description Arrow, pyro-engraved bamboo shaft, painted wood point, horn tip, plaster
Classification
  • Arrow
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Papua New Guinea / <State> / <County> / <City> / Village of Boeti
Additional Geographic Terms Maro, Merauke, River, near mouth of
Materials Bamboo, Wood, Plant fiber, Pigment, Plaster?, Horn
Dimensions Overall: 156 x 1.3 x 1.4 cm (61 7/16 x 1/2 x 9/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object D2788.5

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Arrow
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