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War arrow
Object Number 2016.14.66
Display Title War arrow
Descriptions
Inventory Description Arrow, wood shaft, small crack, fiber cordage on both ends, metal point
Classification
  • Arrow
Department Ethnographic
Date 1962-1964 or earlier
Culture
  • Bahima
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Uganda
Additional Geographic Terms Ankole Kingdom
Materials Wood Fiber cord Metal
Dimensions Overall: 83 × 2.8 × 1.4 cm (32 11/16 × 1 1/8 × 9/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 2016.14.66
Credit Line Gift of Elizabeth Hopkins
Provenance
Collector Dr. Elizabeth Hopkins (1962-1964)
Donor Donated by Dr. Elizabeth Hopkins (6/30/2016)

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