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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 2-6373, described as Wood. Joint or break repaired with nail, cotton cordage and glue. Single sinew cable backing, lashed to bow with braided sinew. Carved; painted red, with median groove on whole length of back side; bow was sawed 48 cm from one end (probably to carry it easier after acquisition) and nailed together again and wrapped with white cotton string; 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 2-6357, described as Wood wrapped with rawhide about 4 cm apart; two cables entire length; center narrowed and thickened. Bowstring made of rawhide; loops at ends. Native name: urluveq.
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.
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 2-6366, described as With recurved tips, sinew backing, sinew cable over horn strips (3 strips: center and inside each curve). wood, slightly curved; cross lashed with sinew to within a short distance of the tips. Inupiaq names: qiluinaq, pisiksiq,
Hearst Museum object titled Bow, accession number 2-6371, described as Wrapped with sinew and twisted sinew string. Wood, single curve; reinforced with twisted sinew cord; leather thong as bow string. For training boys. Yup'ik name: urluvcuar.

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