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Object Number
46-44-70/2284
Display Title
Feathered bird arrows made of a palm frond; feathered at one end and +
Descriptions
Object Description
Feathered bird arrows made of a palm frond; feathered at one end and +
Inventory Description
Arrows, 12 reed shafts with ridged self fletching, sharp tips, tied with fiber l
Classification
- Arrow
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
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Papua New Guinea
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<State>
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Jappen Island
Additional Geographic Terms
Schouten Islands
Materials
Reed, Vegetable fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 63 x 4.8 x 3.3 cm (24 13/16 x 1 7/8 x 1 5/16 in.)
Quantity
13
Label on object
46-44-70/2284
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