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Object Number
39-17-70/1196
Display Title
Bamboo arrow ("pom") with single tanged hardwood point. Used for large birds.
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
Pom
Inventory Description
Arrow, bamboo shaft, pyro-engraved designs, broken ends, no point
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
Dimensions
Overall: 80 x 1.1 x 1.1 cm (31 1/2 x 7/16 x 7/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
39-17-70/1196
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