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Sinew-backed bow.
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
Materials Wood, Sinew, Pigment, Vegetable fiber, Hide
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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