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Object Number
88-51-10/50716
Display Title
Sinew backed bow and quiver
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Bow and quiver, s-shaped wood bow, green zigzag des, fur, sinew
Classification
- Bow
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Wintun?
- Copehan
- Patwin?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
California
Additional Geographic Terms
McCloud River
Materials
Fur, Hide, Wood, Fiber, Sinew
Dimensions
Overall: 109 x 4 x 15 cm (42 15/16 x 1 9/16 x 5 7/8 in.)
Quantity
2
Label on object
POISON. 50716 & McCloud R., Cal./Quiver cat; lists also bow) & 19322 McCLoud R.,
Provenance
Collector
L. Stone
Exchange participant
Smithsonian Institution
(1888)
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