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Self bow
Object Number 88-51-10/50698
Display Title Self bow
Descriptions
Inventory Description Bow, tapered to notched ends, cord wrapped grip, cherry stain
Classification
  • Bow
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Makah
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Washington
Additional Geographic Terms Cape Flattery
Materials Wood, Fiber, Sinew
Dimensions Overall: 144 x 5 x 2.5 cm (56 11/16 x 1 15/16 x 1 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 88-51-10/50698
Provenance
Collector James G. Swan (1884)
Intermediary Smithsonian Institution (1888)

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