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Museum number
Af1910,0420.138
Description
Arrow made of iron, wood, rib (?palm leaf?), feathers, fibre.
Production ethnic group
Made by:
Bakongo
Made by:
Bawongo
Made by:
Lele
Findspot
Found/Acquired:
Democratic Republic of Congo
Materials
iron
wood
palm leaf
(?)
feather
fibre
Dimensions
Height:
85.20 centimetres
Width:
7.20 centimetres
Depth:
3.30 centimetres
Location
Not on display
Exhibition history
Exhibited: 1990, London, Museum of Mankind, 'Images of Africa'
Acquisition name
Purchased from:
Emil Torday
Acquisition date
1910
Department
Africa, Oceania and the Americas
Registration number
Af1910,0420.138
Conservation
Treatment
: 05 Oct 1990