Bow

Titles: Bow (Supplied title)

Description: A bow of recurved wood, possibly Dakota, painted with yellow and red paint, the center and each end wrapped with sinew, circa the second half of the 19th century. The bow-string is made of twisted sinew.

Dates

• Approximately 1860 - Approximately 1901 (Discovery)

Creation

• collected by: Whipple, Henry Benjamin

Identifiers

• Accession Number: 7418.3

Credit: Minnesota Historical Society Collections, Gift of Mrs. George Chase Christian in memory of her husband, Mr. George Chase Christian

Holding Type: 3D Objects

Quantity: 1 item

Format

• Content Category: artifacts

Measurements

• 39 inches length
• 1 inch width
• 1/2 inches thickness

Subjects

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