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Bow
Object Number 27-56-70/D2821
Display Title Bow
Descriptions
Inventory Description Bow, ridged, carvings on bow, tapered at both ends, bowstring attached.
Classification
  • Bow
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Papua New Guinea
Additional Geographic Terms Komodes, Village of
Materials Wood, Cane
Dimensions Overall: 197.5 x 4.4 x 2.9 cm (77 3/4 x 1 3/4 x 1 1/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 27-56-70/D2821

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