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Compound bow of antler
Object Number 88-51-10/50389
Display Title Compound bow of antler
Descriptions
Object Description Compound bow of antler
Inventory Description Bow, compound bone structure attached with nails, braided sinew bowstring
Classification
  • Bow
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Eskimo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / Canada / Northwest Territories
Additional Geographic Terms Cumberland Gulf
Materials Bone, Sinew, Metal, Leather
Dimensions Overall: 67 x 2.3 x 3.7 cm (26 3/8 x 7/8 x 1 7/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 88-51-10/50389; 34051 / Gulf of Cumberland / Esquimo / L Runlein
Provenance
Provenance Ludwig Kumlein (1838-1886)

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