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Object Number
985-27-10/59076.1
Display Title
Navajo bow & 2 arrows. Bow wrapped in several places & strung w/ sinew. Handhold
Descriptions
Object Description
Navajo bow & 2 arrows. Bow wrapped in several places & strung w/ sinew. Handhold area wrapped w/ leather & plaited on the inside w/ leather & cloth(?). Arrows made from wood w/ metal points. Feather fletching lashed to shaft w/ sinew. Arrows have etched designs on them. Bow:110x2.5 Arrows: 60x1.1
Inventory Description
Bow, curved, sinew wrapped, corded bowstring
Classification
- Bow
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1900-1985
Culture
- Navajo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Arizona
Materials
Wood, Sinew
Dimensions
Overall: 110.5 x 14.4 x 2.7 cm (43 1/2 x 5 11/16 x 1 1/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
985-27-10/59076.1
Provenance
Collector
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1985)
Donor
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1985)
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