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Bow and arrow. Red painted bow with sinew. Feathered arrow, no tip.
Bow and arrow. Red painted bow with sinew. Feathered arrow, no tip.
Object Number 22-15-10/97981.1
Display Title Bow and arrow. Red painted bow with sinew. Feathered arrow, no tip.
Descriptions
Object Description Bow and arrow. Red painted bow with sinew. Feathered arrow, no tip.
Inventory Description Bow, curved at center, painted, braided sinew bowstring
Classification
  • Bow
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Western Apache
  • Apache?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States
Materials Wood, Sinew, Pigment
Dimensions Overall: 103.5 x 2.7 x 1.7 cm (40 3/4 x 1 1/16 x 11/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 22-15-10/97981.1
Provenance
Collector Unknown
Donor Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (01/01/1922)

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