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Museum number
Af1910,0420.127
Description
Arrow made of iron, wood, rib (?palm leaf?), feathers, fibre.
Production ethnic group
Made by:
Bawongo
Findspot
Found/Acquired:
Democratic Republic of Congo
Materials
iron
wood
palm leaf
(?)
feather
fibre
Dimensions
Height:
84.30 centimetres
Width:
3.20 centimetres
Location
On display
(G25/dc17)
Acquisition name
Purchased from:
Emil Torday
Acquisition date
1910
Department
Africa, Oceania and the Americas
Registration number
Af1910,0420.127
Conservation
Treatment
: 31 Dec 2000