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Object Number 23-47-70/D1772.1
Display Title Fighting bows
Descriptions
Inventory Description Bow, curved, one side flat, tapered and pointed at both ends, bowstring attached
Classification
  • Bow
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Solomon islands
Additional Geographic Terms Santa Cruz Islands
Dimensions Overall: 193.8 x 3.4 x 1.6 cm (76 5/16 x 1 5/16 x 5/8 in.)
Quantity 1
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