Wood, double curves at both ends about 21 cm long. Braided sinew lashed to entire length with sinew, extra cables of sinew at bends of curves. Backing is tightened with 6 pieces of baleen, 4 pieces of hide under cable.
Donor:
Alaska Commercial Company, Benjamin Bristol, and Older University Collections
Collection place:
St. Lawrence Island, Nome Borough, Alaska
Verbatim coll. place:
Alaska; St. Lawrence Island
Culture or time period:
Alaskan Eskimo
Collector:
unknown
Materials:
Horn (animal material) and Sinew (material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Bows (weapons)
Function:
1.1 Hunting and Fishing
Accession date:
1904
Context of use:
cf. 2-6372
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
length 1.38 meters
Comment:
References: John Murdoch, ESKIMO BOWS, p. 313 (text) and Pl. VII.