Object Details
- Collection History
- Collected by civil engineer Ora Miner Leland (1876-1962), probably between 1912 and 1920 when he served as a member of the Costa Rica-Panama Boundary Commission; purchased by MAI from Ora Miner Leland in 1920.
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- Data Source
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Culture/People
- possibly Bribri (attributed)
- Collector
- Ora Miner Leland (O. M. Leland), Non-Indian, 1876-1962
- Seller
- Ora Miner Leland (O. M. Leland), Non-Indian, 1876-1962
- Object Name
- Bow
- Media/Materials
- Wood, cordage
- Techniques
- Carved
- Object Type
- Hunting/Fishing/Warfare
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