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Start Over Object class Projectile launchers with nonexplosive propellant Collection place Nome Borough, Alaska Culture or time period Alaskan Eskimo
Hearst Museum object titled Bow, accession number 2-4119, described as Ivory bow for drill; incised and darkened scene one side only; rawhide thong.
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.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Bow, accession number 2-6375, described as Wrapped with sinew. wood, curved; reinforced with braided sinew; cross-wrapped with braided sinew. Yup'ik name: Urluvcuar. Could be used to kill muskrat; child's bow.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Bow, accession number 2-6374, described as Wood, double curves at both ends about 21 cm long. Braided sinew lashed to entire length with sinew, extra cables of sinew at bends of curves. Backing is tightened with 6 pieces of baleen, 4 pieces of hide under cable.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Bow, accession number 2-2954, described as Bow of drill, whale bone; rawhide thong.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Bow, accession number 2-6379, described as Wood. Possibly for training boys. Two sinew cables lashed to bow with sinew, tied with cotton string at center. Painted red, median groove along whole length of back surface; bow string missing; the reinforcement was made of two cords of sinew, now damaged; this bow probably had no wrapping to hold the reinforcement cords. Yup'ik name: urluvcuar.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Bow, accession number 2-4126, described as For drill, whalebone with rawhide thong.
Hearst Museum object titled Spear-thrower, accession number 2-4343, described as Red-stained spruce, 1 wood peg.
Hearst Museum object titled Spear-thrower, accession number 2-1821, described as Cedar, 2 pegs missing.
Hearst Museum object titled Spear-thrower, accession number 2-1814, described as Birch, 1 wood peg, 1 peg missing.

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