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Narrow sinew backed bow of bird cherry wood. Twisted sinew twine.
Narrow sinew backed bow of bird cherry wood. Twisted sinew twine.
Object Number 15-36-10/86469
Display Title Narrow sinew backed bow of bird cherry wood. Twisted sinew twine.
Descriptions
Object Description Narrow sinew backed bow of bird cherry wood. Twisted sinew twine.
Inventory Description Bow, painted white, black, brown, yellow, blue stripes, leather grip, fringed
Classification
  • Bow
Department Ethnographic
Date before 1915
Culture
  • Thompson
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / Canada / British Columbia
Materials Wood, Leather, Sinew, Pigment
Dimensions Overall: 91 x 3.4 x 2.3 cm (35 13/16 x 1 5/16 x 7/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 15-36-10/86469
Credit Line Museum Purchase, Huntington Frothingham Wolcott Fund, 1915
Provenance
Seller James A. Teit (?)
Collector James A. Teit

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