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Object Number
69-30-10/1637
Display Title
Wooden bow - string missing
Descriptions
Object Description
Wooden bow - string missing.
Inventory Description
Bow, tapered, curved, constricted at center, notched ends, no string
Classification
- Bow
Department
Ethnographic
Date
19th century
Culture
- Tlingit
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Alaska
Materials
Wood, Yew
Dimensions
Overall: 119.5 x 4 x 1.7 cm (47 1/16 x 1 9/16 x 11/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
1637
Credit Line
Museum Purchase, 1869
Provenance
Collector
Capt. Edward Gustavus Fast
(10/1867-07/1868)
Seller
Capt. Edward Gustavus Fast
(1869)
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