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Ethnographic stone bolas ball
Small bola stone with a central ground waist and two flattened ends made of a black polished stone. Inca bola stone, from Peru. According to descriptions of the use of such weapons in hunting, each weapon consisted of two to five bola stones wrapped with rawhide strips, and then fastened together in the middle by cords.
Collection Area
Archaeology & Numismatics
Item Number
89.94H/4
Find Information
Site Name: Peru, Peru
Acquisition
Donation, 14/3/1989
Measurements
length / mm:29.0
diameter / mm:15.8
weight / g:9.8
Material
stone
Location
In store
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