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Object Number
35-78-10/5028
Display Title
Bow of wild cherry, i.e., choke cherry.
Descriptions
Object Description
Bow of wild cherry, i.e., choke cherry. This should be backed with several thin layers of sinew, in which case it would be thinner. (cf. 5027 & 5029)
Inventory Description
Bow, recurve, strung, traces of red pigment on one side
Classification
- Bow
Department
Ethnographic
Artist
Dave Humpy
(04/01/1935-11/01/1935)
Culture
- Northern Shoshone
- Agaideka
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Nevada
/
Elko County
/
Owyhee
Materials
Wood, Fiber, Pigment, Wild cherry
Dimensions
Overall: 105.5 x 3.5 x 3 cm (41 9/16 x 1 3/8 x 1 3/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
35-78-10/5028
Provenance
Collector
Julian H. Steward
(04/01/1935-11/01/1935)
Intermediary
Julian H. Steward
(07/01/1935-10/01/1935)
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