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Sinew-backed bow
Object Number 35-120-10/5192
Display Title Sinew-backed bow
Descriptions
Inventory Description Bow, strung, hide-wrapped hand grip
Classification
  • Bow
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Northern Paiute
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Nevada
Additional Geographic Terms Pyramid Lake
Materials Wood, Sinew, Hide, Fiber, Deer sinew, Juniper, Fishskin
Dimensions Overall: 96 × 3.8 × 1.905 cm (37 13/16 × 1 1/2 × 3/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 35-120-10/5192
Provenance
Collector Willard Zerbe Park (06/12/1935-08/01/1935)
Intermediary Willard Zerbe Park (12/11/1935)

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