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Sinew-corded bow
Object Number 88-51-10/50010
Display Title Sinew-corded bow
Descriptions
Inventory Description Bow, constricted center, painted red and black bands, bowstring, sinew wrapped
Classification
  • Bow
Department Ethnographic
Date 19th century
Culture
  • Eskimo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Alaska / Kodiak Island Borough
Materials Wood, Sinew, Pigment, Bone
Dimensions Overall: 137 x 17 x 6 cm (53 15/16 x 6 11/16 x 2 3/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 88-51-10/50010; 90400 ; Kodiak; 46
Provenance
Collector W. J. Fisher
Exchange participant Smithsonian Institution (01/01/1888)

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