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Bow and fragment of string
Bow and fragment of string
Object Number 21-42-70/D1675
Display Title Bow and fragment of string
Descriptions
Inventory Description Bow, curved wood, flat one side, black, tapered, broken ends, fiber at one
Classification
  • Bow
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Solomon islands
Materials Wood, Fiber, Pigment
Dimensions Overall: 199 x 3.8 x 2 cm (78 3/8 x 1 1/2 x 13/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object D1675

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