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Object Number 24-20-10/98047
Display Title Bow, quiver and 3 arrows. Fringed rawhide. Sinew-wrapped bow.
Descriptions
Indigenous Term Tlel baah.
Object Description Bow, quiver and 3 arrows. Fringed rawhide. Sinew-wrapped bow. Shaft material is called burrow weed, desert broom, or arrow weed.
Inventory Description Quiver and bow case containing 3 arrows, hide with cut-out/fringe, sinew wrapped
Classification
  • Accessory
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Western Apache
  • Apache
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States
Additional Geographic Terms Southwest
Dimensions Overall: 133 x 24.2 x 6 cm (52 3/8 x 9 1/2 x 2 3/8 in.)
Quantity 5
Label on object 24-20-10/98047
Provenance
Collector C. DuBois Wagstaff (01/01/1870)
Donor David Wagstaff (06/01/1924)

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