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Package of arrow poison
Object Number 04-19-70/63321
Display Title Package of arrow poison
Descriptions
Inventory Description Arrow poison bundle, dried plant leaves wrapped with fiber
Classification
  • Arrow
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Malaysia / Borneo
Oceania / Malaysia / Borneo
Materials Plant leaf, Plant fiber
Dimensions Overall: 133 x 3.5 x 3.8 cm (52 3/8 x 1 3/8 x 1 1/2 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 63321

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