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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
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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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