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Object Number
99-12-10/53077
Display Title
Sinew-backed bow.
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Bow, ends wrapped withfiber, red pigment, carved and punctate design, hide grip
Classification
- Bow
Department
Ethnographic
Date
before 1899
Culture
- East Main Cree
- Hunkpapa?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
Canada
Dimensions
Overall: 95 x 3 x 2 cm (37 3/8 x 1 3/16 x 13/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
53077
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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