Wood bow

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Titles Wood bow
Description A wooden long bow with a fiber string used in the U.S.-Dakota War of 1862. The bow was acquired by members of the Daughters of the American Revolution, St. Paul Chapter. See also ID Numbers 46.B, 46.C and 46.D.
Quantity 1 item
Format Content Category: artifacts
Measurements 39 1/4 inches length
1 1/8 inches width
3/8 inch depth
Nomenclature bow (weapon)
Materials wood
string (fiber product)
Creation Made by: Oceti Sakowin
Made by (possibly): Dakota Indians
Subjects Used in: U.S.-Dakota War of 1862
Used in: Minnesota, United States
Indian. Armaments. Tools & Equipment. Edged
Dates Creation: Not later than 1862
Credit Line Minnesota Historical Society Collections, Gift of the Sibley House Association of the Minnesota Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution.
Holding Type 3D Objects
Identifiers 46.A (Accession Number)

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