Null A collection of Central African long-range weapons
Two wooden bows with pl…

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A collection of Central African long-range weapons Two wooden bows with plant fiber strings. Length 99 and 101 cm. Also twelve arrows with leaf- or needle-shaped iron tips, one with a carved wooden tip, two tips missing. Length 51 - 64 cm. Also three spears with ridged, leaf-shaped points, slender iron shoes and cowhide tangs (one broken). A further six differently forged iron spearheads. Length 20 - 51 cm. Condition: III

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A collection of Central African long-range weapons Two wooden bows with plant fiber strings. Length 99 and 101 cm. Also twelve arrows with leaf- or needle-shaped iron tips, one with a carved wooden tip, two tips missing. Length 51 - 64 cm. Also three spears with ridged, leaf-shaped points, slender iron shoes and cowhide tangs (one broken). A further six differently forged iron spearheads. Length 20 - 51 cm. Condition: III

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