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Bow
Object Number 88-21-10/45941
Display Title Bow
Descriptions
Object Description Bow
Inventory Description Bow, curved ends, sinew bowstring and wrapped one end, cracked
Classification
  • Bow
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Cree
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / Canada / British Columbia
Additional Geographic Terms Valley of the Saskatchewan
Materials Wood, Sinew
Dimensions Overall: 108.2 x 5 x 3.4 cm (42 5/8 x 1 15/16 x 1 5/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 88-21-10/45941
Provenance
Collector Mr. Copley Amory (1886-1887)
Donor Donated by Mr. Copley Amory (1888)

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