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Large wood bow
Object Number 2011.19.11.1
Display Title Large wood bow
Descriptions
Object Description Large wood bow; liana braid coiled around both ends, one end has 21 coils and the other end has 2 coils, smooth light brown wood
Inventory Description Bow, curved wood, tapered at both ends, twisted fiber string attached at both ends, wrapped around bow
Classification
  • Bow
Department Ethnographic
Date 1966 or earlier
Culture
  • Lele
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Zaire
Materials Wood Liana
Dimensions Other: 166.5 x 16.3 x 2.7 cm (65 9/16 x 6 7/16 x 1 1/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 2011.19.11.1
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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