Boy's bow

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Date created: circa 1900

Culture/People: Oklahoma Shawnee
Previous owner: Mrs. James Sampson, Oklahoma Shawnee
Collector: Chief William M. Skye (Bill Skye), Peoria, 1868-1923; Hope M. Fulbright, Non-Indian, 1876-1949; Mark Raymond Harrington (M. R. Harrington/MRH), Non-Indian, 1882-1971

Collection History: Collected from Mrs. James Sampson (Oklahoma Shawnee) in 1909 by anthropologist Mark Raymond Harrington (1882-1971, MAI staff member), assisted by Chief William M. Skye (Peoria, 1868-1923) and Hope M. Fulbright (1879-1949), during fieldwork sponsored by George Heye.
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Place: Oklahoma; USA

See related items: Oklahoma Shawnee; Hunting/Fishing/Warfare

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 2/4811
Barcode: 024811.000

Object Type: Hunting/Fishing/Warfare

Object Name: Boy's bow
Media/Materials: Wood, cotton twine/string
Techniques: Carved, tied
Dimensions: 64.70 x 8.60 x 2.00 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws68e901238-68a3-437e-94df-0209c623d9ef

Record ID: NMAI_26064