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Object Number 16-29-10/86850
Display Title Antler bow
Descriptions
Inventory Description Bow, antler wrapped with sinew, curved
Classification
  • Bow
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Arctic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / Greenland
Additional Geographic Terms Greenland, northern
Materials Bone, Sinew
Dimensions Overall: 80 x 4.5 x 3 cm (31 1/2 x 1 3/4 x 1 3/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 16-29-10/86850
Provenance
Provenance Unknown (?)

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