Bow

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Culture/People: Enxet (Lengua)
Presenter/funding source: Thea Heye (Thea Kowne/Mrs. Dorothea Page/Mrs. George Gustav Heye), Non-Indian, 1888-1935

Collection History: Collection history unknown; purchased by MAI in 1929 from an unknown source in Hamburg, Germany, using funds donated by Thea (Mrs. George) Heye.
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Place: Paraguay

See related items: Enxet (Lengua); Hunting/Fishing/Warfare

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 16/6212
Barcode: 166212.000

Object Type: Hunting/Fishing/Warfare

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

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws615a73f1c-d451-4554-9bf6-7db462a79161

Record ID: NMAI_178130