Ojibwa Bow

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Photo by John Bentham.
Ojibwa Bow
Photo by John Bentham.
Datec. 1834
MediumWood with paint
DimensionsOverall: 62 in. × 1 1/2 in. × 1/2 in. (157.5 × 3.8 × 1.3 cm)
Credit LineGift of B. W. Dwight; Transferred from the Knox Hall of Natural History, Hamilton College
Object number1984.548
Not on view
DescriptionCarved bow with incised and red and blue-green painted decorations. Said to be from Snake River, near Pokegama Lake, Minnesota.
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Additional Details

Provenance 1984: Hamilton College (Emerson Gallery), by transfer from the Anthropology Department;
by 1979 - 1984: Hamilton College (Anthropology Department), by transfer from the Knox Hall of Natural History;
1834: Hamilton College (Knox Hall of Natural History), by gift of Benjamin W. Dwight.
Inscribed Inscribed in ink on verso near center: E48; in ink on verso: "Ojibw[a Indi]ans on Snake River. Pokegama / Presented by B.W. Dwight 1834".
Bow
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Image Not Available for Sinew-backed bow
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Photo by John Bentham.
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Photo by John Bentham.
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Photo by John Bentham.
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Photo by John Bentham.
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Photo by John Bentham.
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Photo by John Bentham.
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Medium: Wood, feathers, and sinew
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Photo by John Bentham.
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Image Not Available for Arrow
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Medium: Wood, stone, feathers and sinew
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