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Sinew-backed bow
Object Number 24-20-10/98054B
Display Title Sinew-backed bow
Descriptions
Object Description Sinew-backed bow
Inventory Description Bow, sinew back and wrapped, string missing
Classification
  • Bow
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Apache?
  • Navajo?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States
Additional Geographic Terms Southwest
Materials Wood, Sinew
Dimensions Overall: 125.5 x 3.1 x 1.6 cm (49 7/16 x 1 1/4 x 5/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 24-20-10/98054b
Provenance
Collector Unknown
Donor David Wagstaff (06/01/1924)

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