Common bow with string ("taumae"), length 131 cm.

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Object Number 970-29-70/4755

Display Title Common bow with string ("taumae"), length 131 cm.

Descriptions

Inventory Description Bow, carved wood, twisted fiber string

Classification

Department Ethnographic

Geography/Provenience/Site Name

Oceania / Solomon islands

Additional Geographic Terms Malaita, North; Lau Lagoon; Foueda village

Materials Wood, Fiber

Dimensions Overall: 130 x 3.6 x 1.6 cm (51 3/16 x 1 7/16 x 5/8 in.)

Quantity 1

Label on object 970-29-70/4755

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