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Object Number
985-27-10/60323
Display Title
Sioux sinew backed bow. Not strung. 113.3x3.4 cm.
Descriptions
Object Description
Sioux sinew backed bow. Not strung. 113.3x3.4 cm.
Inventory Description
Bow, wooden, one face trimmed with sinew, ends wrapped with sinew
Classification
- Arrow
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Sioux
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
Materials
Wood, Sinew
Dimensions
Overall: 114 x 3.5 x 2.5 cm (44 7/8 x 1 3/8 x 1 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
985-27-10/60323; 34367
Provenance
Provenance
General George Crook
(1876)
Collector
William Radcliff Morris
(1878-1893 - 1930)
Collector
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1930 - 1985)
Donor
Estate of William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1985)
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