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Wooden crossbow stock
Object Number 51-15-40/6222
Display Title Wooden crossbow stock
Descriptions
Inventory Description Crossbow, carved wooden frame, bone sides, nailed together, metal trigger, hardw
Classification
  • Bow
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Europe / Finland
Additional Geographic Terms Russian East Carelia
Materials Wood, Bone, Metal
Dimensions Overall: 91 x 8.4 x 4.1 cm (35 13/16 x 3 5/16 x 1 5/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 51-15-40/6222, 4522:117

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