Bow
Object Details
- Collection History
- Collected between 1922 and 1924 by explorer and amateur ethnologist Francis Gow-Smith (1894-1939); purchased by MAI from Francis Gow-Smith in 1924.
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- Data Source
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Catalog Number
- 13/6391
- Barcode
- 136391.000
- Culture/People
- Karajá (Caraja)
- Collector
- Francis Gow-Smith (Francis William Gow-Smith), Non-Indian, 1894-1939
- Seller
- Francis Gow-Smith (Francis William Gow-Smith), Non-Indian, 1894-1939
- Object Type
- Hunting/Fishing/Warfare
- Object Name
- Bow
- Media/Materials
- Wood, cordage
- Techniques
- Carved
- Place
- Rio Araguaia; Mato Grosso State and Goiás State, Central-West Region, or Tocantins State, North Region; Brazil
- See related items
- Karajá (Caraja)
- Hunting/Fishing/Warfare
- Record ID
- NMAI_146045
- Usage
- CC0
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