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Bow - Qitguyaq

Valdez Museum > Valdez Museum Alutiiq/Sugpiaq Ethnographic Collection
Bow
Bow
Bow
Bow
Bow
Bow
Bow
Bow
Bow
2008.069.0001
Wood/Plant material;Sinew;Animal materials
Width: 1.75" Depth: 1"
In two pieces: larger piece: 37” l, shorter piece: 13”
Unknown
Alutiiq
Alutiiq bow made of wood, sinew, and bone. Made from one piece of wood that is flat and tapered at the ends forming a rounded knob. Supports or backing of braided sinew are wrapped spirally by another strand of sinew to hold it together. Bow has been broken on one end.