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Object Number 2018.9.5
Display Title Magic bow, quiver and arrows
Descriptions
Object Description "Magic bow, quiver and arrows." Hide quiver with white glass beads; bow with broken string; arrow with metal point; 2 arrow shafts; 4 arrows shafts with wooden ends; 1 wooden end or point; bone(?) point
Classification
  • Quiver
  • Bow
  • Arrow
Department Ethnographic
Date 1962 or before
Culture
  • San
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Namibia
Quantity 1
Credit Line Gift of Elizabeth Marshall Thomas
Provenance
Owner Lorna Marshall
Donor Elizabeth Marshall Thomas

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