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Arrow with bamboo shaft with end bound with vegetable fibre and darkened, wooden head decorated with a woven vegetable band in mid-section. Upper section of head has 16 small, bone side barbs bound with vegetable fibre sealed with resin. 3 sections of carved bands towards base of head, some are infilled with vegetable fibre. Pointed tip covered with vegetable fibre binding. Head and shaft attached with vegetable fibre binding.

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