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Collection: Nagy
Item Number: NC0044
Category: Bow
Region: Northwest Coast
Tribe: Tlingit - ?
Period: 1825-1850
Materials: Yew wood; sinew
Description: Hunting bow with sinew bow sting. The belly (inside) of the bow has been carved with three very precisely formed parallel groves that run its entire length. "These grooves appear similar to the fluted front surface of certain Tlinget steel daggers from the early historic period." per Steve Brown.
Dimensions: Length 51 inches; Width 2.25 inches
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