Bow/sinew tightener

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Culture/People: probably Inuvialuit [Mackenzie Delta] (attributed)

Collection History: Collection history unknown; purchased by MAI from an unknown source circa 1923.
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Place: Mackenzie River delta; Inuvialuit Settlement Region; Northwest Territories; Canada

See related items: Inuvialuit [Mackenzie Delta]; Hunting/Fishing/Warfare

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 11/8087
Barcode: 118087.000

Object Type: Hunting/Fishing/Warfare

Object Name: Bow/sinew tightener
Media/Materials: Animal Bone, sinew
Techniques: Carved

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws616dfff10-c6fa-4d40-a53f-1e86471c68d1

Record ID: NMAI_127225