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Object Number 985-27-10/59223
Display Title Navajo bow. Sinew backed, s-shaped bow. Sinew wrapped around handhold area. Sine
Descriptions
Object Description Navajo bow. Sinew backed, s-shaped bow. Sinew wrapped around handhold area. Sinew stringing, wrapped and tied on each end. 110.8x4.6 cm.
Inventory Description Bow, curved, braided sinew backed, braided bowstring
Classification
  • Bow
Department Ethnographic
Date 1900-1985
Culture
  • Navajo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Arizona
Dimensions Overall: 11.5 x 2.7 x 1.8 cm (4 1/2 x 1 1/16 x 11/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 985-27-10/59223
Provenance
Collector William H. Claflin, Jr. (1985)
Donor William H. Claflin, Jr. (1985)

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