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These are two (21.436a-21.436b)wooden dowels, each with four bands of black paint spaced roughly evenly across the length of the shaft. They are likely models of a specific type of bow or arrow.
Provenance
From Deir el-Bersha, tomb 10, shaft A (tomb of Djehutynakht). May 1915: excavated by the Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Egypt. (Accession Date: March 1, 1921)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Egyptian, Middle Kingdom, late Dynasty 11 – early Dynasty, 2010–1961 B.C.
Object Place for Label
Findspot
Deir el-Bersha, Egypt
Dimensions
Length: 58.1 cm (22 7/8 in.)
Accession Number
21.436
Medium or Technique
Wood