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Bow

Object Details

Collection History
Collection history unknown, but said to have been collected in 1853; formerly in the collection of the Vassar Brothers Institute (an educational society in Poughkeepsie, New York); acquired by MAI through an exchange with the Vassar Brothers Institute in 1927.
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Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Culture/People
Pueblo
Previous owner
Vassar Brothers Institute
Object Name
Bow
Media/Materials
Wood, hide, sinew
Techniques
Carved
Object Type
Hunting/Fishing/Warfare
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