Bow and arrow models

Museum number:
2-46996a-c
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm210246996a@2dc
Alternate number:
7 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.2526
Description:
Model of bow and two arrows. (a) Bow. (b, c) Arrows with combination foreshaft and point of ivory. Wood fletching. Made with caribou skin string.
Donor:
Nelson H.H. Graburn and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Povungnituk, Quebec, Canada
Verbatim coll. place:
Canada; Quebec; Povungnituk
Culture or time period:
Canadian cultures and Inuit
Maker or artist:
Juanasiluk Ivqumiak
Collector:
Nelson H.H. Graburn
Collection date:
June 1968 - July 1968
Taxon:
Rangifer tarandus caribou
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Arrows (projectiles) and Bows (weapons)
Accession date:
1969
Context of use:
Made and used by men for hunting caribou and small game and for killing people (Indians).
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
(b)— length 20.1 centimeters, (c)— length 19 centimeters, and (a)— length 36.5 centimeters
Comment:
Native name and meaning: Qakjuk = bow; Pitiksik = arrow. Materials: "full scale would have feathers
Loans:
S1991-1992 #32: The Exploratorium (June 22, 1992–January 11, 1993)
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Bow and arrow models, accession number 2-46996a-c, described as Model of bow and two arrows. (a) Bow. (b, c) Arrows with combination foreshaft and point of ivory. Wood fletching. Made with caribou skin string.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Bow and arrow models, accession number 2-46996a-c, described as Model of bow and two arrows. (a) Bow. (b, c) Arrows with combination foreshaft and point of ivory. Wood fletching. Made with caribou skin string.

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