Bow

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Date created: 1760-1830

Culture/People: Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka)
Previous owner: George Thornton Emmons (George T. Emmons/G.T. Emmons), Non-Indian, 1852-1945
Seller: George Thornton Emmons (George T. Emmons/G.T. Emmons), Non-Indian, 1852-1945
Collector: George Thornton Emmons (George T. Emmons/G.T. Emmons), Non-Indian, 1852-1945

Collection History: Collected by Lieutenant George T. Emmons (1852-1945, US Navy 1881-1899) at an unknown date; purchased by George Heye from George T. Emmons circa 1907.
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Place: Vancouver Island; British Columbia; Canada (inferred)
Archipelago: Vancouver Island Group
Island Name: Vancouver Island

See related items: Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka); Hunting/Fishing/Warfare

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 1/3881
Barcode: 013881.001

Object Type: Hunting/Fishing/Warfare

Object Name: Bow
Media/Materials: Yew
Techniques: Carved
Dimensions: 132.5 x 4.3 x 2.8 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws604f9ae1a-30cc-4cd8-bb82-9ff59e606fa9

Record ID: NMAI_14704