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.
Donor:
Alaska Commercial Company, Benjamin Bristol, and Older University Collections
Collection place:
Northwest Bering Sea, Alaska
Verbatim coll. place:
NW Alaska; Bering Sea
Culture or time period:
Alaskan Eskimo
Collector:
unknown
Materials:
Cotton (textile) (string), Metal (nails for restoration), Paint (coating) (red), Sinew (material), and Wood (plant material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Bows (weapons)
Function:
1.1 Hunting and Fishing
Accession date:
1904
Context of use:
Used for hunting fish, birds, and land animals.
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
at center— width 3.8 centimeters, width 5.3 centimeters, at center— length 2.8 centimeters, length 1.48 meters, and height 3.8 centimeters