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Arrows for flying-foxes
Object Number 23-47-70/D1774.1
Display Title Arrows for flying-foxes
Descriptions
Inventory Description Arrow, bamboo shaft, four pronged, barbed points, tied with fiber
Classification
  • Arrow
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Solomon islands
Additional Geographic Terms Santa Cruz Islands
Materials Bamboo, Wood, Plant fiber
Dimensions Overall: 151.5 x 6.1 x 5 cm (59 5/8 x 2 3/8 x 1 15/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 23-47-70/D1774.1

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Arrow
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Arrow
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Arrow
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