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Object Number
95-30-10/65687.1
Display Title
Bow and 12 arrows. Black wood bow with leather wrapped handhold. Metal-tipped
Descriptions
Object Description
Bow and 12 arrows. Black wood bow with leather wrapped handhold. Metal-tipped
Inventory Description
Bow, curved, leather grip, sinew bands, braided fiber and leather bowstring
Classification
- Bow
Department
Ethnographic
Date
19th century
Culture
- Navajo?
- Apache?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
Materials
Wood, Leather, Sinew, Fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 110.4 x 2.6 x 2.2 cm (43 7/16 x 1 x 7/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
95-30-10/65687.1
Provenance
Collector
Thomas V. Keam
(Unknown - 01/01/1892)
Intermediary
Dr. Jesse Walter Fewkes
(01/01/1892)
Donor
Estate of Mary T. Hemenway
(01/01/1894-01/01/1895)
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