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Object Number
67-24-10/638
Display Title
Eskimo bow
Descriptions
Object Description
Eskimo bow
Inventory Description
Bow, curved wood with flaring ends, wrapped sinew at back, broken string
Classification
- Bow
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Eskimo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Alaska?
Additional Geographic Terms
Canada, Northwest; Alaska, north
Materials
Wood, Sinew
Dimensions
Overall: 122 x 3 x 2 cm (48 1/16 x 1 3/16 x 13/16 in.)
Quantity
3
Label on object
67-24-10/638; 8s 804 / 1969 Equimaux of Arctic Coast / BRRoss / 638 / Arctic Coa
Provenance
Collector
R. B. Ross
(?)
Donor
Smithsonian Institution
(1868)
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