Bow

Museum number:
2-65821a-c
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm210265821a@2dc
Accession number:
Acc.3640
Description:
Bow with two arrows: a) Red stained wooden bow with sinew cord. The riser is made of red stained wood, and is tied to the bow with sinew. 2 red-stained wooden arrows (b and c), with 3 bands of sinew cording around each.
Donor:
Kay Bradt
Collection place:
Allakaket, Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska
Verbatim coll. place:
Alaska; Allakaket
Culture or time period:
Koyukon
Collector:
Mrs. D. D. Duffy
Collection date:
ca. 1920
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Bows (weapons)
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Context of use:
Souvenir.
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
a)— height 82.3 centimeters, c)— length 57 centimeters, and b)— length 54.7 centimeters
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Bow, accession number 2-65821a-c, described as Bow with two arrows: a) Red stained wooden bow with sinew cord. The riser is made of red stained wood, and is tied to the bow with sinew. 2 red-stained wooden arrows (b and c), with 3 bands of sinew cording around each.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Bow, accession number 2-65821a-c, described as Bow with two arrows: a) Red stained wooden bow with sinew cord. The riser is made of red stained wood, and is tied to the bow with sinew. 2 red-stained wooden arrows (b and c), with 3 bands of sinew cording around each.

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