Bow
Date1895-1901
Mediummammal skin, sinew, yew wood, iron, bark
DimensionsOther: 5 × 116 cm (1 15/16 × 45 11/16 in.)
Other (arrow): 2.2 × 81.4 cm (7/8 × 32 1/16 in.)
Other (arrow): 2.2 × 81.4 cm (7/8 × 32 1/16 in.)
ClassificationsTools
Terms
Paper Field ReferencesCMH VII-B-640 (a,b,c)
Object numberHRC 00640
Descriptionbow, broad type, single curved with rounded back and groove down underside. narrow grip, double ply sinew bowstring extending rfrom nock to nock.arrow, bident or double pointed type. cylindrical wooden shaft is widest at the centre band and tapers towards the nock. angular u shaped notch is cut at proximal end for the bowstring. two single barbed iron points, one slightly longer than the other, are attached to flattened foreshaft by a seizing of bark.
arrow, bident or double pointed type. cylindrical wooden shaft is widest at the centre and tapers towards the nock. angular u shaped notch is cut at proximal end for hte bowstring. two single barbed iron points, one slightly longer than the other, are attached to flattened foreshaft by a seizing of spruce root.
collected in Skidegate
Exhibition HistoryCanadian National Railway E9-2-144-C (1-30) Simon Fraser University (b only) (9-78)
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