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Bow of mountain maple wood with bark on the back painted red. Turned up ends.
Bow of mountain maple wood with bark on the back painted red. Turned up ends.
Object Number 15-36-10/86623
Display Title Bow of mountain maple wood with bark on the back painted red. Turned up ends.
Descriptions
Object Description Bow of mountain maple wood with bark on the back painted red. Turned up ends.
Inventory Description Bow, red and brown pigment, hide-lashed grip, squirrel pelts, leather ties, glass beads.
Classification
  • Armament
Department Ethnographic
Date before 1915
Culture
  • Thompson
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / Canada / British Columbia
Materials Wood Hide Glass beads Paint
Dimensions Overall: 103.5 x 8 x 6.5 cm (40 3/4 x 3 1/8 x 2 9/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 86623
Credit Line Museum Purchase, Huntington Frothingham Wolcott Fund, 1915
Provenance
Seller James A. Teit (?)
Collector James A. Teit

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