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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
- Bow
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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