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Bow made of cherry
Object Number 35-109-10/5155
Display Title Bow made of cherry
Descriptions
Inventory Description Bow, tapered and flared at ends, bowstring, notched
Classification
  • Bow
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Zuñi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / New Mexico / <County> / <City> / Pueblo of Zuni
Materials Wood, Sinew
Dimensions Overall: 151.2 x 3.2 x 2.4 cm (59 1/2 x 1 1/4 x 15/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 35-109-10/5155
Provenance
Collector Ruth G. Mealy (1905)
Donor Mr. Donald C. Scott (1935)

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