Bow

Museum number:
2-6973
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21020006973
Alternate number:
4 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.128
Description:
Drill bow of carved ivory; triangular cross section; rawhide thong.
Donor:
Harry Marcus Weston Edmonds
Collection place:
Alaska
Verbatim coll. place:
Alaska
Culture or time period:
Alaskan Eskimo
Collector:
Harry Marcus Weston Edmonds
Collection date:
1889-1904
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Bows (weapons)
Function:
1.9 Multiple Utility
Accession date:
1904
Context of use:
Probably used for fire and for boring.
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
length 44 centimeters
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Bow, accession number 2-6973, described as Drill bow of carved ivory; triangular cross section; rawhide thong.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Bow, accession number 2-6973, described as Drill bow of carved ivory; triangular cross section; rawhide thong.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Bow, accession number 2-6973, described as Drill bow of carved ivory; triangular cross section; rawhide thong.

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