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Bow
Object Number 13-14-70/84625
Display Title Bow
Descriptions
Inventory Description Bow, one side, flat, black, tapered at both ends, wire bow string, fiber tied
Classification
  • Bow
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Solomon islands
Materials Wood, Plant fiber, Pigment, Wire
Dimensions Overall: 206 x 3.9 x 1.7 cm (81 1/8 x 1 9/16 x 11/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 13-14-70/84625

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