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Object Number
985-27-10/59210
Display Title
Navajo sinew backed bow. Double curved. Sinew wrapped around bow at handhold, ei
Descriptions
Object Description
Navajo sinew backed bow. Double curved. Sinew wrapped around bow at handhold, either end and between the end and center. Sinew covers one side. 112x5 cm.
Inventory Description
Bow, wooden, strung, sinew backed, ends wrapped with sinew
Classification
- Arrow
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1900-1985?
Culture
- Navajo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Arizona
Materials
Wood, Sinew
Dimensions
Overall: 111 x 4.5 x 2.5 cm (43 11/16 x 1 3/4 x 1 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
985-27-20/59210; 24455
Provenance
Collector
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1985)
Donor
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1985)
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