Sinew cord (bow string)

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Object Number 21-6-10/A5331

Display Title Sinew cord (bow string)

Descriptions

Inventory Description Organic, fiber cordage, twisted

Classification

Fiber

Department Archaeological

Culture

Cliff Dweller?

Geography/Provenience/Site Name

North America / United States / Arizona / Navajo County / <City> / Cave 1

Intrasite Sect. b; general digging

Additional Geographic Terms Marsh Pass; Tsegi Canyon, middle branch of

Materials Fiber

Dimensions Overall: 110 x 1.2 x 1.7 cm (43 5/16 x 1/2 x 11/16 in.)

Quantity 1

Provenance

Provenance Peabody Museum Expedition (1921)

Provenance Samuel J. Guernsey (1921)

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2001.29.20884	Twikwe's husband's possessions, including sinew cord for bow-strings, an arrow with a pointed bone point, a bow, and ≠dobe bag, with a ruler for measurement		/Ai Ha !O Pan
2001.29.27265	Twikwe's husband's possessions, including sinew cord for bow-strings, an arrow with a pointed bone point, a bow, and ≠dobe bag, with a ruler for measurement		/Ai Ha !O Pan
985-27-10/59180	Double curved bow w/ sinew string. Sinew backed bow. Sinew wrapped	Bow	Arizona
36-73-10/6170	Wooden bow with wooden string guard and sinew bow string	Bow	Alaska
16-9-10/A3309	String or cord - various sizes	Fiber	Ford House Ruin
88-51-10/48070.1	Bow & 4 arrows, blunt tips, eaten feathers, sinew bound, sinew string, pigmented	Arrow	Hopi Reservation
89-39-30/54382	Bow, sinew string & grip, slightly curved	Bow	Brazil
15-36-10/86468	Plain bow of maple wood painted red. String of sinew.	Armament	British Columbia
2001.29.22258	Bow string and sinew wrapping, close-up		Nyae Nyae Conservancy
2001.29.28326	Bow string and sinew wrapping, close-up		Nama Pan
26-7-10/95463.1	Fiber bundle with sinew	Fiber	Doolittle Ranch
98-15-10/51887	Bow, of oak or mesquite. Probably deer sinew. Recurved bow, sinew backed, sine	Bow	New Mexico

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