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Hearst Museum object titled Arrow, accession number 5-13394d, no description available.

Hearst Museum object titled Arrow, accession number 5-6967, described as Native name: nzabo-small bird arrow Arrow; wood shaft with 4 barbed point base of wood and woven twine coated with lacquer like substance; extended wood point inserted and tied to shaft with twine and sinew; 3 white feathers; l. 62 cm. Materials: wood, twine, lacquer (?), feathers, sinew Used by young men to kill birds for eating and sometimes for feathers. This one for small birds. Made by men

Hearst Museum object titled Arrow, accession number 5-13389, described as arrow w/ wooden shaft, metal tip

Hearst Museum object titled Arrow, accession number 5-13394g, no description available.

Hearst Museum object titled Arrow, accession number 5-13394j, no description available.

Hearst Museum object titled Arrow, accession number 5-6966, described as Native name: nzabo-small bird arrow Arrow; reed shaft with 4 barbed point base of wood and woven twine coated with chalky substance; extended wood point inserted and tied to shaft with twine and sinew; 3 guinea hen feathers; l. 60 cm. Materials: reed, wood, guinea hen feathers, twine, sinew coated with withe chalky substance Used by young men to kill birds for eating and sometimes for feathers. This one for small birds. Made by men

Hearst Museum object titled Axe, accession number 5-7032, described as Axe; iron blade inserted into hard wood handle; l. 60 cm; w. of head 24 cm. Used by men and women for chopping wood.

Hearst Museum object titled Axe handle attachment, accession number 5-13136c, described as attachment to wooden handle and axe head

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