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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 2-6374, 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 2-6368, 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 1-19867, described as Catgut backed hickory bow with string. Red cloth grip, sinew around both ends of bow,
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. Mde of wood, plaited and plyed sinew, wool yarn, and quill (?) tufts.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Bow, accession number 2-6610, described as Bow, child's; wood, wrapped with sinew. Missing since 1959. Made for children, training boys.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Bow, accession number 1-51456, described as Sinew back with sinew bowstring.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Bow, accession number 2-6372, described as Sinew-backed, sinew wrappers, carved ivory section in center to tighten cable. Sinew bowstring has center wrapped with spruce root. Wood, carved; section of the wood mostly rectangular, a bit convex on backside; on front surface: reinforced with sinew cord wrapping, as well as its middle with a long antler slab (61 cm) placed between sinew & wood; on backside. 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.

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