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Object Number
970-29-70/4754
Display Title
5 man-hunting arrows (io) for "taumae": not carved and engraved like the basi's
Descriptions
Object Description
5 man-hunting arrows (io) for "taumae": not carved and engraved like the basi's arrows. L: 127 cm.
Inventory Description
Arrows, reed shafts, carved wooden tips, tied with fiber and sinew
Classification
- Arrow
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Solomon islands
Additional Geographic Terms
Malaita, North; Lau Lagoon; Foueda village
Materials
Reed, Fiber, Sinew
Dimensions
Overall: 126.5 x 0.9 x 1 cm (49 13/16 x 3/8 x 3/8 in.)
Quantity
5
Label on object
970-29-70/4754
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