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Sinew backed yew bows
Object Number 95-20-10/49335
Display Title Sinew backed yew bows
Descriptions
Inventory Description Wood bow, cord-wrapped center, split, notched ends.
Classification
  • Raw Material
  • Bow
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • South Salish
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / California?
North America / United States / Oregon?
Additional Geographic Terms Pacific Coast
Materials Wood, Cord
Dimensions Overall: 42.4 x 4.1 x 31.5 cm (16 11/16 x 1 5/8 x 12 3/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Provenance
Collector Roderick MacKenzie (1817-1895)
Donor American Antiquarian Society (1895)

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Sinew backed yew bows
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