Bow and string

Museum number:
1-164067a,b
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.2268
Description:
a) Hardwood self bow; rectangular cross section; faint dark band painted on either limb. b) Twisted sinew string.
Donor:
Herman Irwin
Collection place:
California
Verbatim coll. place:
California
Culture or time period:
Yana
Maker or artist:
Ishi
Collector:
Herman Irwin
Collection date:
1967
Materials:
Sinew (material) and Wood (plant material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Bowstrings and Bows (weapons)
Function:
1.1 Hunting and Fishing
Accession date:
1967
Department:
Native California (archaeology and ethnology)
Dimensions:
length 114 centimeters
Comment:
References: B.Busch: nw. Said to have been Ishi's last hunting bow.
Loans:
S1970-1971 #25: Oakland Museum of California (September 25, 1970–April 9, 1971)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 6 titled Bow and string, accession number 1-164067a,b, described as a) Hardwood self bow; rectangular cross section; faint dark band painted on either limb. b) Twisted sinew string.Hearst Museum object 2 of 6 titled Bow and string, accession number 1-164067a,b, described as a) Hardwood self bow; rectangular cross section; faint dark band painted on either limb. b) Twisted sinew string.Hearst Museum object 3 of 6 titled Bow and string, accession number 1-164067a,b, described as a) Hardwood self bow; rectangular cross section; faint dark band painted on either limb. b) Twisted sinew string.Hearst Museum object 4 of 6 titled Bow and string, accession number 1-164067a,b, described as a) Hardwood self bow; rectangular cross section; faint dark band painted on either limb. b) Twisted sinew string.Hearst Museum object 5 of 6 titled Bow and string, accession number 1-164067a,b, described as a) Hardwood self bow; rectangular cross section; faint dark band painted on either limb. b) Twisted sinew string.Hearst Museum object 6 of 6 titled Bow and string, accession number 1-164067a,b, described as a) Hardwood self bow; rectangular cross section; faint dark band painted on either limb. b) Twisted sinew string.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Bow and string, accession number 1-164067a,b, described as a) Hardwood self bow; rectangular cross section; faint dark band painted on either limb. b) Twisted sinew string.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Bow and string, accession number 1-164067a,b, described as a) Hardwood self bow; rectangular cross section; faint dark band painted on either limb. b) Twisted sinew string.

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