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Object Number 69-30-10/1638
Display Title Wooden bow - string missing
Descriptions
Object Description Wooden bow - string missing. Deer bow.
Inventory Description Bow, tapered carved wood, notched ends, string missing
Classification
  • Bow
Department Ethnographic
Date 19th century
Culture
  • Historic Period
  • Tlingit
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Alaska / Yakutat Borough
Additional Geographic Terms Mount St. Elias, Territory south of
Materials Wood, Cedar
Dimensions Overall: 138.5 x 3.1 x 2.1 cm (54 1/2 x 1 1/4 x 13/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 69-30-10/1638; 165
Provenance
Collector Capt. Edward Gustavus Fast (10/01/1867-07/01/1868)
Dealer Capt. Edward Gustavus Fast (01/01/1869)

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