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Object Number 31-32-10/K105
Display Title Bow
Descriptions
Inventory Description Bow, long tapered, notched ends, sinew bowstring
Classification
  • Bow
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Western Eskimo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Alaska
Additional Geographic Terms Yukon, Upper
Materials Wood, Sinew
Dimensions Overall: 169.6 x 2.8 x 1.8 cm (66 3/4 x 1 1/8 x 11/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 31-32-10/K105
Provenance
Owner Chief Charlie (?)
Collector General George Crook
Collector Raymond Emerson (?)
Donor Raymond Emerson (1931)

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