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Sinew-backed bow painted with red and blue geometric design
Sinew-backed bow painted with red and blue geometric design
Object Number 36-73-10/6173
Display Title Sinew-backed bow painted with red and blue geometric design
Descriptions
Object Description Sinew-backed bow painted with red and blue geometric design. The bow string is sinew painted red.
Inventory Description Wooden bow, sinew wrapped around center, geometric painted design.
Classification
  • Raw Material
  • Armament
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Tlingit?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
Materials Wood
Dimensions Overall: 97.4 x 4.5 x 1.6 cm (38 3/8 x 1 3/4 x 5/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 36-73-10/6173
Provenance
Collector General George Crook (pre-1886)
Donor Raymond Emerson (06/26/1936-04/14/1937)

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