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Collector:
William Dinwiddie  Search this
William J. McGee  Search this
Donor Name:
Bureau Of American Ethnology  Search this
Culture:
Pima (Akimel O'odham; Akimel O'otham)  Search this
Object Type:
Bow
Place:
Arizona, United States, North America
Accession Date:
19 Apr 1895
Notes:
FROM CARD: "LONG BOW AND ARROWS.-BOW OF MESQUITE WOOD. CROSS SECTION 2 INCHES IN GREATEST DIAMETER, STRONGLY CONVEX ON INNER SIDE, SLIGHTLY SO ON OUTER SIDE OR BACK. TAPERED TOWARD ENDS, AND FURNISHED WITH NOTCHES TO HOLD THE STRING. STRUNG WITH STRONG HEAVY TWISTED GUT STRING. INNER FACE OF THE BOW DECORATED IN RED OCHER CONVENTIONAL VINE DESIGN. BACK SOLIDLY COLORED WITH RED, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF 5 1/2 INCHES AT HAND HOLD. FOUR ARROWS, ABOUT 37 INCHES IN LENGTH, WOODEN SHAFTS 1/4 INCH IN DIAMETER. TIPPED WITH RUDE FLINT ARROWHEADS, HELD IN PLACE BY A NOTCH CUT IN THE SHAFT, AND CEMENTED THERE WITH MESQUITE GUM, AND FINALLY LASHED WITH SINEW. FEATHERED WITH TWO OWL OR HAWK FEATHERS, 7 INCHES IN LENGTH, BOUND TO THE SHAFT BY SINEW TIES AT EITHER END. THE BUTT OR CORD NOTCH IS 1/8 INCH DEEP AND WELL OPEN. THE SINEW WRAPPING IS BROUGHT WELL DOWN TOWARD THE NOTCH TO PREVENT SPLITING. PIMA INDIANS, SOUTHERN ARIZONA, 1894. 175,046. 175,047. COLLECTED W J MCGEE AND WM. DINWIDDIE."
Record Last Modified:
30 Jul 2020
Specimen Count:
1
Topic:
Ethnology  Search this
Accession Number:
029280
USNM Number:
E175046-0
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Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/34c41843b-3c81-4a68-8653-87847b1bc379
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8350389