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Bow
Object Number 31-32-10/K117
Display Title Bow
Descriptions
Inventory Description Bow, wrapped in 3 sections with plaited quill and felt, sturdy bowstring
Classification
  • Bow
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
Materials Wood, Porcupine quill, Wool, Leather
Dimensions Overall: 119.8 x 8 x 4.3 cm (47 3/16 x 3 1/8 x 1 11/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 31-32-10/K117
Provenance
Collector General George Crook
Collector Raymond Emerson (? - 1931)
Donor Raymond Emerson (? - 1931)

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