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Fighting arrows in sheaths - bamboo shafts; points with bound-on barbs
Fighting arrows in sheaths - bamboo shafts; points with bound-on barbs
Object Number 40-12-70/1816
Display Title Fighting arrows in sheaths - bamboo shafts; points with bound-on barbs
Descriptions
Object Description Fighting arrows in sheaths - bamboo shafts; points with bound-on barbs+
Inventory Description Arrows, pyro-engraved bamboo shafts, tied together with plant leaf, red cotton
Classification
  • Arrow
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Rotoke
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Solomon islands / <State> / Bougainville Island
Materials Bamboo, Wood, Plant fiber, Plant leaf, Cotton, Dye
Dimensions Overall: 144.5 x 7.8 x 4.4 cm (56 7/8 x 3 1/16 x 1 3/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 40-12-70/1816

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