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Palm wood bow, decorated
Palm wood bow, decorated
Object Number 30-61-70/D3669
Display Title Palm wood bow, decorated
Descriptions
Inventory Description Bow, pigment on both sides, tapered at each end, bow string attached
Classification
  • Bow
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Papua New Guinea
Materials Wood, Plant fiber, Pigment
Dimensions Overall: 181.4 x 4.3 x 1.7 cm (71 7/16 x 1 11/16 x 11/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 30-61-70/D3669

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