Collection: Nagy

Item Number: NC0024

Category: Bow

Region: Arctic

Tribe: Eskimo

Period: 1850-1875

Materials: Wood; sinew; black pigment

Description: Bow with sinew cableing running the entire length of the bow. Additional braided sinew is lashed around the bow to hold the main cable next to the bow.

Dimensions: Length 58.75 inches

References:

cf, Mason, Otis Tufton, North American Bows, Arrows and Quivers, Carl J. Pugliese, New York, 1972 (reprint), Plate LXVII, #7, for an identical example.

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