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Object Number 987-16-10/71165

Display Title Bow

Descriptions

Object Description Bow. Wood with diamond-shaped finials at ends; leather cord (very used) tied to both ends. Label on bow : "Authentic Indian Boy's Bow. Huron Indians Michigan".

Inventory Description Bow, carved with notched ends, leather bowstring

Classification

Department Ethnographic

Culture

Huron

Geography/Provenience/Site Name

North America / Canada

Materials Wood, Leather

Dimensions Overall: 72.3 x 2 x 0.9 cm (28 7/16 x 13/16 x 3/8 in.)

Quantity 1

Label on object 987-16-10/71165

Credit Line Gift of Mrs. James Hawks in memory of her husband, James Dudley Hawks II, Class of 1943

Provenance

Collector Edward Allerton Hawks (1910-1916)

Donor Mrs. James Dudley Hawks (9/23/1987)

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