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- unknown Chokwe maker
- arrow, late 1800s–1914
- Where object was made: Angola?
- bamboo, guinea fowl feathers, plant fiber, metal
- Object Length/Width/Depth: 80 x 2.5 x 2 cm
Object Length/Width/Depth: 31 1/2 x 1 x 3/4 in - Gift of Claude D. Brown
- Not on display
- 2007.0781.18
- unknown Chokwe maker
- Open page with bookmarkable url
- Description
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This arrow has a bamboo shaft and metal point. The leaf-shaped point has a constriction near the middle. There are dark brown feathers with white dots at the opposite end held in place with plant fibers.