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Hunting arrow for flying fox - bamboo shafts; 3 pronged points of +
Hunting arrow for flying fox - bamboo shafts; 3 pronged points of +
Object Number 40-12-70/1709.1
Display Title Hunting arrow for flying fox - bamboo shafts; 3 pronged points of +
Descriptions
Object Description Hunting arrow for flying fox - bamboo shafts; 3 pronged points of +
Inventory Description Arrow, barbed multiprong wood point, incised pigmented reed shaft, fiber wrap
Classification
  • Arrow
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Siwai
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Solomon islands / <State> / Bougainville Island
Materials Wood, Reed, Vegetable fiber
Dimensions Overall: 166.8 x 4.8 x 5.8 cm (65 11/16 x 1 7/8 x 2 5/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 40-12-70/1709.1

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