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Short sinew-backed bow
Object Number 51-51-10/33251
Display Title Short sinew-backed bow
Descriptions
Inventory Description Bow, blue and red painted sinew on curved wood, corded sinew string, splitting
Classification
  • Bow
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Yankton
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / South Dakota
Additional Geographic Terms Yankton Reservation
Materials Wood, Sinew, Pigment
Dimensions Overall: 107.6 x 2.9 x 9.5 cm (42 3/8 x 1 1/8 x 3 3/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 51-51-10/33251
Provenance
Collector Albert F. Hayward (1865-1883)
Donor Carle R. Hayward (November 2, 1951)
Donor Mrs. Carle R. Hayward (2-Nov-51)

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