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Wooden bow with painted black and silver, wide, angled stripes
Wooden bow with painted black and silver, wide, angled stripes
Object Number 2011.19.10.1
Display Title Wooden bow with painted black and silver, wide, angled stripes
Descriptions
Object Description Wooden bow with painted black and silver, wide, angled stripes; thick taut plant fiber for bowstring, string has dark discoloration, slight wood damage occurred before painting
Inventory Description Bow, painted black and silver stripes; thick taut plant fiber attached for bowstring, slight wood damage
Classification
  • Bow
Department Ethnographic
Date 1964 or earlier
Culture
  • Twa
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Zaire
Materials Wood Liana Paint
Dimensions Other: 65.2 x 15.1 x 1.9 cm (25 11/16 x 5 15/16 x 3/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 2011.19.10.1
Credit Line Gift of André J. Navez, Harvard '55
Provenance
Collector André J. Navez (-7/19/2011)
Donor Donated by André J. Navez (-7/19/2011)

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