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Bow of palm wood
Object Number 91-6-70/50633
Display Title Bow of palm wood
Descriptions
Inventory Description Bow, flat, wood bow, tapered both ends, black, fiber wrapped ends, no string
Classification
  • Bow
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Solomon islands
Materials Wood, Pigment, Plant fiber
Dimensions Overall: 206.6 x 4.7 x 1.9 cm (81 5/16 x 1 7/8 x 3/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 91-6-70/50633
Provenance
Seller A. P. Goodwin

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