Bow with rawhide string
Artist
Yanktonai Dakota
Date1881
MediumWood, sinew
DimensionsOther: 114 cm (44 7/8 in.)
ClassificationsWeapons and Ammunition
Credit LineGift of Ogden B. Read
Object number1881.3.3
DescriptionBow much like 5475 in appearance. Black bark on back, light colored on inside, notch for bow string to lie in on inside of curve. Both ends are notched and wrapped with sinew; sinew bowstring is looped over each end but is no longer taut. Ash, recurved, backed with thick strips of sinew the full length of bow; ends reinforced by sinew wrappings. Twisted sinew bow stringOn View
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Yanktonai Dakota
Northwest Coast
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