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Object Number
39-17-70/1187
Display Title
Bamboo arrow ("pom") with untanged hardwood point. Used for pig and +
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
Pom
Inventory Description
Arrow, pyro-engraved bamboo shaft, tapered wood point, fiber
Classification
- Arrow
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Madik
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
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Dutch New Guinea
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Sanke Doek
Materials
Bamboo, Wood, Plant fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 140 x 1.3 x 1.3 cm (55 1/8 x 1/2 x 1/2 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
39-17-70/1187
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