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Object Number
88-51-10/50708
Display Title
Sinew-backed bow
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Bow, sinew back, curved, broken, leather wrapped grip
Classification
- Bow
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Plateau?
- Northwest Coast?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
California?
North America / United States / Oregon?
North America / United States / Oregon?
Additional Geographic Terms
California, north; Oregon
Materials
Wood, Sinew, Leather
Dimensions
Overall: 67 x 16 x 3.5 cm (26 3/8 x 6 5/16 x 1 3/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
88-51-10/50708; 27353
Provenance
Collector
Capt. Charles Wilkes
(1838-1840)
Donor
Smithsonian Institution
(1888)
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