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Fighting arrow - bamboo shaft; point is carved and painted with barbs bound on
Fighting arrow - bamboo shaft; point is carved and painted with barbs bound on
Object Number 40-12-70/1823
Display Title Fighting arrow - bamboo shaft; point is carved and painted with barbs bound on
Descriptions
Object Description Fighting arrow - bamboo shaft; point is carved and painted with barbs +
Inventory Description Arrow, pyro-engraved bamboo shaft, wood top, plant fiber wrapped, missing point
Classification
  • Arrow
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Rotoke
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Solomon islands / <State> / Bougainville Island
Materials Bamboo, Wood, Plant fiber
Dimensions Overall: 114 x 1.3 x 1 cm (44 7/8 x 1/2 x 3/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 40-12-70/1823

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