Bow

Museum number:
2-36601
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.1398
Description:
Cedar wood. One twisted sinew cable backing, lashed with sinew.
Donor:
Douglas D. Stafford and Mrs. Douglas D. Stafford
Collection place:
Alaska
Verbatim coll. place:
Alaska
Culture or time period:
Alaskan Eskimo
Collector:
Christian A. Knudsen
Collection date:
ca. 1900-1900
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Bows (weapons)
Function:
1.1 Hunting and Fishing
Accession date:
1961
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
length 1.34 meters
Loans:
S1961-1962 #84: Mt. Diablo Unified School District/William Gripp (June 21, 1962–July 27, 1962) and S1963-1964 #5: Museum of International Folk Art (July 30, 1963–September 14, 1964)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Bow, accession number 2-36601, described as Cedar wood. One twisted sinew cable backing, lashed with sinew.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Bow, accession number 2-36601, described as Cedar wood. One twisted sinew cable backing, lashed with sinew.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Bow, accession number 2-36601, described as Cedar wood. One twisted sinew cable backing, lashed with sinew.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Bow, accession number 2-36601, described as Cedar wood. One twisted sinew cable backing, lashed with sinew.

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