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Bow and 2 arrows (one is a bird arrow)
Bow and 2 arrows (one is a bird arrow)
Object Number 06-4-10/65745
Display Title Bow and 2 arrows (one is a bird arrow)
Descriptions
Indigenous Term ga-niyes
Object Description Bow and 2 arrows (one is a bird arrow)
Inventory Description Bow, tapered to notched ends with string, 1 blunt arrow, 1 sharpened, feathers
Classification
  • Bow
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Seneca
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / New York / Erie County / Tonawanda
Additional Geographic Terms Tonawanda Reservation
Materials Wood, Sinew, Leather, Feather
Dimensions Overall: 129 x 3 x 1.8 cm (50 13/16 x 1 3/16 x 11/16 in.)
Quantity 3
Label on object 06-4-10/65745
Provenance
Collector Dr. Mark Raymond Harrington (12/1905 - 1906)

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