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Object Number
88-51-10/50371
Display Title
Sinew corded bow
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Bow, curved wood wrapped with sinew at back, bowstring
Classification
- Bow
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Eskimo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
Canada
/
Northwest Territories
Additional Geographic Terms
Mackenzie River region, B.A.
Materials
Wood, Leather, Sinew
Dimensions
Overall: 129 x 30 x 4 cm (50 13/16 x 11 13/16 x 1 9/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
50371 / 806 / 1972 Esquimaux of the Arctic Coast / BRRoss
Provenance
Provenance
R. B. Ross
(1838-1886)
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