Bow

Museum number:
2-4120
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21020004120
Alternate number:
x-266 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.167
Description:
Ivory bow for drill; incised scenes one side; rawhide thong.
Donor:
Alaska Commercial Company, Benjamin Bristol, and Older University Collections
Collection place:
Alaska
Verbatim coll. place:
Alaska
Culture or time period:
Alaskan Eskimo
Collector:
unknown
Collection date:
1898
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Bows (weapons)
Function:
1.9 Multiple Utility
Accession date:
1904
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
length 54 centimeters
Loans:
S1967-1968 #25 [formerly I-54-B]: University of California, Riverside/John F. Goins (July 1, 1954–present) and S1990-1991 #23: Blackhawk Museums (March 20, 1991–August 16, 1994)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Bow, accession number 2-4120, described as Ivory bow for drill; incised scenes one side; rawhide thong.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Bow, accession number 2-4120, described as Ivory bow for drill; incised scenes one side; rawhide thong.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Bow, accession number 2-4120, described as Ivory bow for drill; incised scenes one side; rawhide thong.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Bow, accession number 2-4120, described as Ivory bow for drill; incised scenes one side; rawhide thong.

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