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Double pointed arrow ("pom") for birds. Bamboo shaft, hardwood points.
Double pointed arrow ("pom") for birds. Bamboo shaft, hardwood points.
Object Number 39-17-70/1194
Display Title Double pointed arrow ("pom") for birds. Bamboo shaft, hardwood points.
Descriptions
Indigenous Term Pom
Inventory Description Arrow, bamboo shaft, pyro-engraved, double pointed wood point, fiber wrapped
Classification
  • Arrow
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Madik
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Dutch New Guinea / <State> / <County> / <City> / Sanke Doek
Materials Bamboo, Wood, Plant fiber
Dimensions Overall: 155.5 x 1.1 x 1.1 cm (61 1/4 x 7/16 x 7/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 39-17-70/1194

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