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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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