Bow

Museum number:
2-36637
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.1418
Object count:
1
Description:
Wood bow. Tapered and thicker at center, ends curve sharply upward. Bowstring made of twine.
Donor:
Mary Bartlett
Collection place:
Alaska
Verbatim coll. place:
Alaska
Culture or time period:
Alaskan Eskimo
Collector:
Louis Bartlett
Collection date:
ca. 1888
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Bowstrings and Bows (weapons)
Function:
1.1 Hunting and Fishing
Accession date:
1961
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
1.9 meters
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Bow, accession number 2-36637, described as Wood bow. Tapered and thicker at center, ends curve sharply upward. Bowstring made of twine.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Bow, accession number 2-36637, described as Wood bow. Tapered and thicker at center, ends curve sharply upward. Bowstring made of twine.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Bow, accession number 2-36637, described as Wood bow. Tapered and thicker at center, ends curve sharply upward. Bowstring made of twine.

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