Bow string

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Culture/People: Borôro (Bororo)
Collector: Sasha Siemel (Sasha A. Siemel/Aleksandrs Ziemelis), Non-Indian, 1890-1970
Seller: Sasha Siemel (Sasha A. Siemel/Aleksandrs Ziemelis), Non-Indian, 1890-1970

Collection History: Collected by Sasha Siemel (1890-1970, an adventurer, hunter, and author) between 1914 and 1937; purchased by MAI from Sasha Siemel in 1937.
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Place: Rio Jorigue (Jurigue, Yurigui); Mato Grosso State, Central-West Region; Brazil

See related items: Borôro (Bororo); Hunting/Fishing/Warfare

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 19/6986
Barcode: 196986.000

Object Type: Hunting/Fishing/Warfare

Object Name: Bow string
Media/Materials: Cordage
Techniques: Twisted

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws64ebd13c7-cb1d-4191-889f-f34061302e4d

Record ID: NMAI_210421