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Bow
Object Number 64-18-70/4548
Display Title Bow
Descriptions
Inventory Description Bow, flat wood, rough, broken tip, three bowstrings separated, fiber ties
Classification
  • Bow
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Dani
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Indonesia
Oceania / New Guinea
Additional Geographic Terms Jaffi Area
Materials Wood, Bamboo, Plant fiber
Dimensions Overall: 173 x 4.5 x 2.1 cm (68 1/8 x 1 3/4 x 13/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 64-18-70/4548

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