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Violin bow of palm wood and fibre string (goes with 39-17-70/1423)
Violin bow of palm wood and fibre string (goes with 39-17-70/1423)
Object Number 39-17-70/1424
Display Title Violin bow of palm wood and fibre string (goes with 39-17-70/1423)
Descriptions
Object Description Violin bow of palm wood and fibre string (goes with 39-17-70/1423)
Inventory Description Bow, bent wood strip bound with multiple strands of fine vegetable fiber
Classification
  • Unclassified
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Besarese
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Dutch New Guinea / <State> / Kamwa
Materials Wood, Vegetable fiber
Dimensions Overall: 61.6 x 12.5 x 0.9 cm (24 1/4 x 4 15/16 x 3/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 39-17-70/1424

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