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Wooden fighting bow - string of cane; bands of black & tan basketry +
Wooden fighting bow - string of cane; bands of black & tan basketry +
Object Number 40-12-70/1932
Display Title Wooden fighting bow - string of cane; bands of black & tan basketry +
Descriptions
Inventory Description Bow, tapered at both ends, bands of woven fiber, bowstring attached
Classification
  • Bow
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Papua New Guinea
Additional Geographic Terms Sepik River, North of
Materials Wood, Pigment, Plant fiber
Dimensions Overall: 213.6 x 3.7 x 1.5 cm (84 1/8 x 1 7/16 x 9/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 40-12-70/1932

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