Black hardwood bow

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Object Number 39-17-70/1327

Display Title Black hardwood bow

Descriptions

Inventory Description Bow, curved wood, tapered to point at both ends, tied with fiber, bamboo string

Classification

Department Ethnographic

Culture

Karon

Geography/Provenience/Site Name

Oceania / Dutch New Guinea / <State> / <County> / <City> / Karon

Materials Wood, Bamboo, Plant fiber

Dimensions Overall: 168.5 x 2.9 x 1.7 cm (66 5/16 x 1 1/8 x 11/16 in.)

Quantity 1

Label on object 39-17-70/1327

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