Sinew backed bow

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Object Number 95-20-10/48412

Display Title Sinew backed bow

Descriptions

Object Description Sinew backed bow

Inventory Description Bow, curved, sinew back, leather grip

Classification

Department Ethnographic

Culture

Miwok

Geography/Provenience/Site Name

North America / United States / California

Materials Wood, Sinew, Leather, Fiber

Dimensions Overall: 95 x 3.2 x 2.2 cm (37 3/8 x 1 1/4 x 7/8 in.)

Quantity 1

Label on object 95-20-10/48412

Provenance

Collector Roderick MacKenzie

Donor American Antiquarian Society

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