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Object Number 92-1-10/47804
Display Title Bow backed with sinew
Descriptions
Inventory Description Bow, curved wood, sinew back, fiber wrapped grip, bowstring
Classification
  • Bow
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Nez Percé
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Idaho
Additional Geographic Terms Nez Perce Reservation
Dimensions Overall: 96.3 x 3.8 x 2.3 cm (37 15/16 x 1 1/2 x 7/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 92-1-10/47804
Provenance
Collector James Stewart (1891)
Donor Alice C. Fletcher (1892)

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