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Bow
Object Number 29-19-10/98444
Display Title Bow
Descriptions
Inventory Description Bow, tapered to notched ends, thick fiber cord
Classification
  • Bow
Department Ethnographic
Artist Going Bird
Culture
  • Cherokee
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / North Carolina / Jackson County
North America / United States / North Carolina / Swain County
Additional Geographic Terms Cherokee Reservation; Big Cove Community
Materials Wood, Sinew, Fiber
Dimensions Overall: 150.6 x 3.5 x 1.8 cm (59 5/16 x 1 3/8 x 11/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 29-19-10/98444
Provenance
Expedition Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology (1929 - 1929)

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