Sinew

Museum number:

1-144280

Permalink:

ark:/21549/hm21010144280

Accession number:

Acc.1286

Description:

Sinew used to back bow.

Donor:

Samuel A. Barrett and University Appropriation

Collection place:

Martin's Ferry, Humboldt County, California

Verbatim coll. place:

California; Humboldt; Martin's Ferry

Culture or time period:

Yurok

Maker or artist:

Homer Cooper

Collector:

Samuel A. Barrett

Collection date:

September 14, 1959

Object type:

ethnography

Accession date:

1959

Context of use:

1-144272 to 144282 are in sequence to show stages in making a bow like 1-144271, illustrating the steps involved in Yurok Sinew Backed Bow making.

Department:

Native California (archaeology and ethnology)

Comment:

made...under direction of Dr. S.A. Barrett" "Process documented on...film by S.A. Barrett." Photo: "16mm color-sound "Sinew Backed Bow and its Arrows" AIF" (American Indian Film Project). 1-144272 to 144282 are in sequence to show stages in making a bow like 1-144271, illustrating the steps involved in Yurok Sinew Backed Bow making.

Loans:

S1964-1965 #34b: University of Pennsylvania Museum (Philadelphia) (November 25, 1964–March 25, 1966) and S1964-1965 #72: Heard Museum (March 25, 1965–September 24, 1965)

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