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Bow
Object Number 88-51-30/50746
Display Title Bow
Descriptions
Inventory Description Bow, curved, corded sinew bowstring
Classification
  • Bow
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Tierra del Fuegan
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Argentina
South America / Chile
Additional Geographic Terms Cape Horn; Tierra del Fuego
Materials Wood, Sinew
Dimensions Overall: 122.8 x 2.9 x 2.3 cm (48 3/8 x 1 1/8 x 7/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 88-51-30/50746; 5978 Ex Ex / expedition
Provenance
Collector U.S. Exploring Expedition

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