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Large black wooden bow
Object Number 47-70-70/2463
Display Title Large black wooden bow
Descriptions
Inventory Description Bow, flat wood, black one side, tapered both ends, string attached one end
Classification
  • Bow
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Solomon islands
Materials Wood, Fiber, Pigment
Dimensions Overall: 188 x 4 x 4.9 cm (74 x 1 9/16 x 1 15/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 47-70-70/2463

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