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1919.66.1.18

Miniature bow. Makes up part of the contents [.2 - .246] of gourd [1919.66.1 .1]. [AB 19/2/2020]

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1919.66.1.18

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Collection type: Object
Description: Miniature bow. Makes up part of the contents [.2 - .246] of gourd [1919.66.1 .1]. [AB 19/2/2020]
Geographical reference: Malawi
Africa > Eastern Africa > Malawi; Lake Malawi Lake Nyasa
Person: Field collector Universities' Mission to Central Africa; PRM source Universities' Mission to Central Africa; PRM source Josephine Choveaux
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1919
Date collected: By 1919
Acquisition information: Purchased: 1919
Materials and processes: Material Wood Plant, Material String, Material Plant Fibre, Process Carved, Process Recycled, Process Strung
Object numbers: Accession number: 1919.66.1.18

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