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Start Over Object name Bow Object class Weapons Donor Benjamin Bristol
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Bow, accession number 2-4122, described as Ivory bow for drill; 2 blue glass beads inlaid on underside; rawhide thong.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Bow, accession number 2-6367, described as Curve at one end about 23 cm long, other curve missing. Bone piece lashed to curve with string, rawhide bowstring. Wood, carved, painted red; rectangular section; on backside, a median groove along complete length; the safe end recurved outwards, with a wedge of antler held in place with cotton string; a non-functional (?) leather bow string attached to this end. Native name: urluveq.
Hearst Museum object titled Bow, accession number 2-4125, described as Ivory bow for drill; incised hunting scenes with umiaks, walrus, etc. on 2 faces; rawhide thong.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Bow, accession number 2-6361, described as Wrapped with sinew ornamented with feathers; Athabascan-type bow with riser, Kodiak-type sinew wrapping, bowstring and red pigmentation at both ends of bow. Made of wood, plaited and plyed sinew, wool yarn, and quill (?) tufts.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Bow, accession number 2-6368, described as Wood, curves at tapered ends, sinew cable entire length. Lashed at ends with sinew, but raised at center. Painted red; the wrapping of the reinforcement cord being missing, the bow is presently bent outward by the tension of the cord on the front side; wrapping damaged, bow string missing. Yup'ik name: urluveq.
Hearst Museum object titled Bow, accession number 2-4127, described as Ivory bow for drill; incised row of animals on one side, caribou on other.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Bow, accession number 2-6376, described as Wrapped with buckskin string.
Hearst Museum object titled Bow, accession number 2-4120, described as Ivory bow for drill; incised scenes one side; rawhide thong.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Bow, accession number 2-6362, described as Wood, sinew lengthwise from end to end wrapped with sinew solidly from curve to curve, over hide. Sinew bowstring tied with 6 pieces of cotton string. Slightly curved in the reverse way; cross lashed with sinew approximately one-fourth the length of the bow on each end; sinew bow string. Native name: urleveq.
Hearst Museum object titled Bow, accession number 2-9195, described as wood, unfinished; section: semi-circular.

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