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Object Number
93-14-10/49702
Display Title
Bow made from reindeer horn
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
Pisisseq, tuttup nassuanik sanaaq
Object Description
Bow, 14 arrows and sealskin case. bow of reindeer horn
Inventory Description
Bow, curved, compound bone attached with sinew, string broken
Classification
- Bow
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Greenland Eskimo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
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Greenland
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Narkrassome
Additional Geographic Terms
Arctic highlands
Materials
Antler , Sinew , Leather
Dimensions
Overall: 88.7 x 2.8 x 2.2 cm (34 15/16 x 1 1/8 x 7/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
93-14-10/49702
Provenance
Collector
Rear Admiral Robert E. Peary
(1892)
Donor
Donated by
Rear Admiral Robert E. Peary
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