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Bow
Object Number 08-4-10/73232
Display Title Bow
Descriptions
Inventory Description Bow, painted geometirc design interior, polished exterior, hide grip, corded bow
Classification
  • Tools
Department Ethnographic
Date 19th century
Culture
  • Karuk
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / California
Additional Geographic Terms Upper Klamath; Camp Creek
Materials Wood, Sinew, Pigment, Hide, Cinnabar, Slate sand, Sturgeon glue
Dimensions Overall: 91.5 x 6.5 x 0.6 cm (36 x 2 9/16 x 1/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 73232; 73232 / Karok, CA / CC; Karok / Bow / 08-4-10/73232; 73232 / bow - Karok
Provenance
Collector Mr. Carroll S. Hartman (1908)
Collector Grace A. Nicholson (1908)
Donor Donated by Mr. Lewis Hobart Farlow (1908)

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