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Bow and blunt arrow. Arrow: 88x5.5x5.5 cm.; bow: 194x4.5x6 cm.
Bow and blunt arrow. Arrow: 88x5.5x5.5 cm.; bow: 194x4.5x6 cm.
Object Number 18-7-10/87274
Display Title Bow and blunt arrow. Arrow: 88x5.5x5.5 cm.; bow: 194x4.5x6 cm.
Descriptions
Object Description Bow and blunt arrow. Arrow: 88x5.5x5.5 cm.; bow: 194x4.5x6 cm.
Inventory Description Bow, rectangular, tapered and notched ends, arrow, notched sticked flared end
Classification
  • Bow
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Montagnais
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / Canada / Newfoundland and Labrador / Labrador
Additional Geographic Terms Saint Augustine River; Belle Isle, Straits of
Materials Wood
Dimensions Bow: length: 195.2 cm, Width 4.5 cm, Depth: 2.3 cm
Quantity 2
Provenance
Collector William Brooks Cabot (1917 - 1918)
Donor William Brooks Cabot (1917 - 1918)

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