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Object Number
99-12-10/52949
Display Title
Sinew-backed bow
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Bow, curved wood, sinew back, splitting, leather wrapped grip, bowstring
Classification
- Bow
Department
Ethnographic
Date
before 1899
Culture
- Miwok
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
California
Materials
Wood, Sinew, Leather
Dimensions
Overall: 103.5 x 3.6 x 2.2 cm (40 3/4 x 1 7/16 x 7/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
99-12-10/52949
Credit Line
Gift of the Heirs of David Kimball, 1899
Provenance
Provenance
Boston Museum
Donor
David P. Kimball
Donor
Augusta K. Horton
Donor
L. Cushing Kimball
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