Large bow of dark wood having one inch carvings on one side of the +

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Object Number 46-78-70/2378

Display Title Large bow of dark wood having one inch carvings on one side of the +

Descriptions

Object Description Large bow of dark wood having one inch carvings on one side of the +

Inventory Description Bow, one side flat, tapered at each end, fiber at one end, cane attached

Classification

Department Ethnographic

Geography/Provenience/Site Name

Oceania / Papua New Guinea

Materials Wood, Cane

Dimensions Overall: 197.5 x 3.7 x 1.6 cm (77 3/4 x 1 7/16 x 5/8 in.)

Quantity 1

Label on object 46-78-70/2378

Provenance

Owner Miss A. P. Jackson (10/13/1894)

Collector Mr. Ernest T. Jackson (10/13/1894)

Dealer Hagop Bogigian (01/01/1894)

Donor Mr. Patrick T. Jackson (11/27/1946)

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