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Inuit culture, Alaska
19th century or earlier
Wood and sinew
Length : 135 ; L. : 5 cm
Flat-section wooden bow with a swollen middle section to facilitate the grip. The back is reinforced with numerous braided sinew ligatures.
The sinew string is attached to the bow by lugs on both sides.
It retains three old labels with handwritten inventory or collection numbers.
Bibliography:
A similar example is kept at the Musée du Quai Branly.
Text and photos © FCP CORIDON
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