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Bow
Object Number 07-45-70/72723
Display Title Bow
Descriptions
Inventory Description Bow, flat, dark wood, tapered, carved ends, no string
Classification
  • Bow
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Papua New Guinea
Additional Geographic Terms Pom. Jappen, Jabi, I.; Geelvink Bay
Materials Wood
Dimensions Overall: 159 x 3 x 1.4 cm (62 5/8 x 1 3/16 x 9/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 72723

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