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Object Number
06-5-10/65768
Display Title
Bow (sea otter)
Descriptions
Object Description
Bow (sea otter). Stringing is of sinew and Russian red wool yarn.
Inventory Description
Bow, constricted center, corded and wrapped sinew on back, bowstring
Classification
- Bow
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Aleut?
- Northern Tlingit?
- Southern Eskimo?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Alaska
Additional Geographic Terms
East woods
Materials
Wood, Sinew, Wool
Dimensions
Overall: 121 x 7.5 x 3.9 cm (47 5/8 x 2 15/16 x 1 9/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
06-5-10/65768
Provenance
Collector
Grace A. Nicholson
(unknown)
Donor
Mr. Lewis Hobart Farlow
(01/01/1906)
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05-7-10/65468.1 | Bow for sea otter hunting. |
Bow
|
British Columbia
| |
| 08-4-10/72933 | Sea otter arrow |
Arrow
|
Alaska
| |
| 11-37-10/82912 | Sea-otter spear |
Harpoon
|
Atka Island
| |
| 88-51-10/50469 | Sea otter arrow, Yakutat. |
Arrow
|
Alaska
| |
| 08-4-10/72938 | Sea otter arrow quiver for sea otter arrows. Wide part protects feathers. |
Quiver
|
Alaska
| |
| 69-30-10/1634 | Copper tip sea otter arrow |
Arrow
|
Yakutat Borough
| |
| 69-30-10/1635 | Steel tip sea otter arrow |
Arrow
|
Yakutat Borough
| |
| 05-7-10/65468.2 | Quiver and 3 copper-pointed arrows for sea otter hunting. |
Quiver
|
British Columbia
| |
| 88-51-10/50010 | Sinew-corded bow |
Bow
|
Kodiak Island Borough
| |
| 01-13-10/56756 | Spears feathered with eagle feathers - used for sea otters |
Harpoon
|
Kodiak Island Borough
| |
| 61-22-10/39058 | Stone carving of "sea otter, eating a sea-trout" |
Carving
|
Cape Dorset
| |
| 88-51-10/50470 | Sea otter arrow |
Arrow
|
Sitka
|