Bow

2003-82-161

From: Africa

Curatorial Section: African

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Object Number 2003-82-161
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Africa
Section African
Materials Ebony (uncertain) | Snakeskin | Hide | Seeds | Fiber
Description

Bow made from ebony-colored wood. Bound with snake skin, different kinds of animal hide. Strung with seeds and reddish-brown twine. Condition fair-poor; pieces falling off, especially at ends.

Length 87.5 cm
Width 15 cm
Credit Line Gift of the Philadelphia Commercial Museum (also known as the Philadelphia Civic Center Museum), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 2003
Other Number 1993.X.1541 - Other Number

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