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Object Number 2011.19.10.3
Display Title Wood arrow with metal point, painted black and silver, wide, angled stripes
Descriptions
Object Description Wood arrow with metal point; painted black and silver wide angled stripes, silver stripes are wider than black, bottom portion of the arrow covered in metal then extends to form point
Inventory Description Arrow, painted black and silver wide angled stripes, metal point
Classification
  • Arrow
Department Ethnographic
Date 1964 or earlier
Culture
  • Twa
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Zaire
Dimensions Other: 36.6 x 2.4 x 0.7 cm (14 7/16 x 15/16 x 1/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 2011.19.10.3
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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