Bow

2003-32-158

From: New Hebrides (uncertain)

Curatorial Section: Oceanian

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Object Number 2003-32-158
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience New Hebrides (uncertain)
Section Oceanian
Materials Wood | Plant Fiber
Description

Dark brown wood, very slightly bent, with one long hollow or notch running the length of the concave face. Bowstring of twisted bast (?) tied to bow at both ends. Exhibited at l'Exposition universelle de Paris 1900.

Length 141 cm
Width 2.5 cm
Credit Line Gift of the Philadelphia Commercial Museum (also known as the Philadelphia Civic Center Museum), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 2003
Other Number 1995.X.16081 - Other Number | 16878 - Other Number

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