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Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Bow, accession number 2-1840, described as Wood. One end curved, center thicker. Four red stripes, rawhide bowstring, 2 sinew cables wrapped with sinew.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Bow, accession number 16-14975, described as Bow wrapped with twine and animal skin ( skin grip); twine ornamented with Job’s tears and erythrina seeds; bowstring attached to mastic set on both ends of bow; mastic imbedded with mucuna seeds; 1. 1.4 M
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 1-82, described as Old Indian bow. Sinew backed. Has loose bowstring.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Bow, accession number 9-16672a,b, described as Bow with string; (a) bow recurved type; remnants sinew backing; leather on grip, wood with wood risers (b) bowstring, linen (?) bundle core and wrapping
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Bow, accession number 9-265a,b, described as (a) Mongolian bow Number 3, target bow, probably from dynasty of Chinese king Sung, ca. 1750; (b) bowstring
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Bow, accession number 16-9327, described as Hunting bow; palmwood; bowstring attached; 67 1/4 inches long.
Hearst Museum object titled Bow, accession number 5-6172, described as Bow; wood with twisted leather bowstring which is continuous with twisted leather wrappers at both ends of bow; l. 129 cm.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Bow, accession number 2-1832, described as Curved, tapered and thicker at center. Cotton cordage bowstring.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Bow, accession number 2-15714, described as Wood, curved at ends, caribou hide wrap at center. Bowstring missing.

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