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Bow guard
Object Number 983-16-10/58650
Display Title Bow guard
Descriptions
Object Description Bow guard. Rectangular silver plate with floral and border design; leather back with plain silver button.
Inventory Description Bow guard, leather strap, rectangular silver plate, incised deco, metal button
Classification
  • Bow
Department Ethnographic
Date ca.1900
Culture
  • Navajo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Arizona
Materials Leather, Silver
Dimensions Overall: 9.3 x 7.3 x 5.2 cm (3 11/16 x 2 7/8 x 2 1/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 983-16-10/58650
Provenance
Collector Mr. Ralph Lowell (1907-1908)
Donor Mrs. Ralph Lowell (1983)

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