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Large bow of dark wood and incised designs
Large bow of dark wood and incised designs
Object Number 46-78-70/2406
Display Title Large bow of dark wood and incised designs
Descriptions
Object Description Large bow of dark wood and incised designs
Inventory Description Bow, tapered to pointed carved ends, grooved center, fiber cord string loose
Classification
  • Bow
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Fiji
Materials Wood, Reed, Vegetable fiber
Dimensions Overall: 178 x 2.1 x 2.4 cm (70 1/16 x 13/16 x 15/16 in.)
Quantity 2
Label on object 46-78-70/2406
Provenance
Collector Mr. Ernest T. Jackson (06/01/1901)
Donor Mr. Patrick T. Jackson (11/27/1946)

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