Bow

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Culture/People: possibly Yup'ik (Yupik) or Iñupiaq (attributed)
Possible collector: Dr. A. Eugene Austin (Alonzo Eugene Austin, Jr.), Non-Indian, 1868-1948
Previous owner: Dr. A. Eugene Austin (Alonzo Eugene Austin, Jr.), Non-Indian, 1868-1948; Sarah H. Austin (Sarah Frances Hall/Mrs. Alonzo Eugene Austin), Non-Indian, 1871-1952
Donor: Dr. A. Eugene Austin (Alonzo Eugene Austin, Jr.), Non-Indian, 1868-1948; Sarah H. Austin (Sarah Frances Hall/Mrs. Alonzo Eugene Austin), Non-Indian, 1871-1952

Collection History: Possibly collected by Alonzo Eugene Austin (1868-1948, a New York City doctor of homeopathy who spent his boyhood in Alaska as the son of Presbyterian missionary parents); donated to MAI by Dr. Austin and his wife Sarah Hall Austin (1871-1952) in 1930.
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Place: Norton Sound; Bering Straits Native Corporation; Alaska; USA

See related items: Yup'ik (Yupik); Hunting/Fishing/Warfare

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 16/8278
Barcode: 168278.000

Object Type: Hunting/Fishing/Warfare

Object Name: Bow
Media/Materials: Wood, sinew, hide
Techniques: Carved

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws69dbf2529-3cf0-447d-82f1-6436b642eb48

Record ID: NMAI_180279