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Object Number
30-69-10/K56.1
Display Title
Bow and 10 arrows
Descriptions
Object Description
Bow and 10 arrows. "Bow and buffalo -skin quiver and 10 arrows. Purchased of a Sioux Indian named 'White Eye Brows'. Three of the arrows show a recent use which was during the buffalo hunt near this Agency in October 1883."
Inventory Description
Bow, curved, notched ends, braided cotton bowstring
Classification
- Bow
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Sioux
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
North Dakota
Additional Geographic Terms
Standing Rock Agency
Materials
Wood, Cotton
Dimensions
Overall: 105.4 x 2.8 x 1.9 cm (41 1/2 x 1 1/8 x 3/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
30-69-10/K56.1
Provenance
Owner
White Eyebrows
(1883 ca.)
Collector
James McLaughlin
(1883 ca. (?))
Intermediary
Mary T. Hemenway
(1883 ca.)
Donor
Old South Church of Boston
(1930)
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