Sinew backed bow

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Object Number 21-14-10/87693

Display Title Sinew backed bow

Descriptions

Inventory Description Bow, curved wood frame, backed with bundled sinew and fibers, bowstring

Classification

Department Ethnographic

Culture

Copper Eskimo

Geography/Provenience/Site Name

North America / Canada / Northwest Territories

Materials Wood, Sinew, Leather, Fiber cord

Dimensions Overall: 140 x 40 x 14.5 cm (55 1/8 x 15 3/4 x 5 11/16 in.)

Quantity 1

Label on object 21-14-10/87693

Provenance

Provenance Alfred H. Anderson (1920-1921)

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