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Object Number 08-17-10/73442
Display Title Bow
Descriptions
Indigenous Term ga l tsa tin
Inventory Description Bow, curved wood, diamond notched ends, taught bowstring
Classification
  • Bow
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Cherokee
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / North Carolina
Additional Geographic Terms Qualla Reservation
Materials Wood, Sinew
Dimensions Overall: 115.5 x 17.3 x 4 cm (45 1/2 x 6 13/16 x 1 9/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 08-17-10/73442
Provenance
Collector Dr. Mark Raymond Harrington (1907-1908 - 1908)
Seller Sold by Unknown (1908)

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