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Seminole bow
Object Number 69-11-10/1208
Display Title Seminole bow
Descriptions
Inventory Description Bow, tapered wood, notched ends, dark brown
Classification
  • Bow
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Seminole
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Florida
Materials Wood
Dimensions Overall: 142.5 x 4.8 x 1.5 cm (56 1/8 x 1 7/8 x 9/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 1208 / WH Hunt
Provenance
Collector William H. Hunt (1869 - 1869)
Donor William H. Hunt (1869)

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