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Object Number 985-27-10/60307
Display Title Wood bow decorated w/ incised geometric designs on both sides.
Descriptions
Object Description Wood bow decorated w/ incised geometric designs on both sides. Rectangular in cross-section. Strung w/ string. Remnants of red pigment and traces of yellow on edge.
Inventory Description Bow, wood decorated with incised geometric designs, cord bowstring
Classification
  • Bow
Department Ethnographic
Date 19th century
Culture
  • Northwest Coast
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
Materials Wood
Dimensions Overall: 135.4 x 3.2 x 2.1 cm (53 5/16 x 1 1/4 x 13/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 985-27-10/60307
Provenance
Collector William H. Claflin, Jr. (1930)
Collector William Radcliff Morris (1878-1893)
Donor William H. Claflin, Jr. (1985)

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