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Object Number 69-30-10/1647
Display Title Bow
Descriptions
Inventory Description Bow, arched center, upturned ends, wrapped and corded sinew
Classification
  • Bow
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Eskimo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Alaska
Additional Geographic Terms Kuskowim Bay?
Materials Wood, Sinew
Dimensions Overall: 143.5 x 6 x 3.6 cm (56 1/2 x 2 3/8 x 1 7/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 69-30-10/1647
Provenance
Collector Capt. Edward Gustavus Fast (1867-1868)
Donor Capt. Edward Gustavus Fast (1869)

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