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Sinew corded bow
Object Number 88-51-10/50371
Display Title Sinew corded bow
Descriptions
Inventory Description Bow, curved wood wrapped with sinew at back, bowstring
Classification
  • Bow
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Inuit
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / Canada / Northwest Territories
Additional Geographic Terms Mackenzie River region, B.A.
Materials Wood, Leather, Sinew
Dimensions Overall: 129 x 30 x 4 cm (50 13/16 x 11 13/16 x 1 9/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 50371 / 806 / 1972 [Inuit] of the Arctic Coast / BRRoss
Provenance
Provenance R. B. Ross (1838-1886)
Exchange participant Smithsonian Institution (1888)

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