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Bow

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Date
1910 – 1930
Material
wood; sinew; fibre
Catalogue Number
104.05.0002
Description
A sturdy bow carved from a piece of wood and shaped allowing for knots in the wood (almost a reverse curve at one end). A twisted sinew cord is looped around a notch at one end and wrapped around the bow many times at the other end.
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Title
Bow
Date
1910 – 1930
Material
wood; sinew; fibre
Dimensions
115.0 cm
Description
A sturdy bow carved from a piece of wood and shaped allowing for knots in the wood (almost a reverse curve at one end). A twisted sinew cord is looped around a notch at one end and wrapped around the bow many times at the other end.
Subject
Indigenous, Stoney
hunting
households
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.05.0002
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