Bow
Object Details
- Collection History
- Collected in 1916 by Paul G. Howes (1892-1984; a New York Zoological Society expedition assistant to Central and South America 1913-1916 and curator and director of Bruce Museum, Greenwich, Connecticut, 1918-1965); purchased by MAI from Paul G. Howes in 1917.
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- Data Source
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Catalog Number
- 6/2191
- Barcode
- 062191.000
- Culture/People
- Akawaio (Acawai)
- Collector
- Paul G. Howes (Paul Griswold Howes), Non-Indian, 1892-1984
- Seller
- Paul G. Howes (Paul Griswold Howes), Non-Indian, 1892-1984
- Object Type
- Hunting/Fishing/Warfare
- Object Name
- Bow
- Media/Materials
- Wood, cordage
- Techniques
- Carved
- Place
- Mazaruni River; Cuyuni-Mazaruni Region; Guyana
- See related items
- Akawaio (Acawai)
- Hunting/Fishing/Warfare
- Record ID
- NMAI_67202
