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Object Number 27-39-60/D2900.1
Display Title Bows
Descriptions
Inventory Description Bow, wood with geometric bamboo and skin decorations, bone features
Classification
  • Bow
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia / China
Dimensions Overall: 117 x 3.6 x 4.2 cm (46 1/16 x 1 7/16 x 1 5/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 27-39-60D-2900.1

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