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Lot Essay
Cf. Weule, K., Leitfaden der Völkerkunde, Leiopzig, 1912, Pl.37 for a similar bow
Details
A FINE INUIT BOW AND FIVE ARROWS
The curved bone bow in three sections bound with sinew, further bands of plaited sinew at intervals on the shaft, plaited sinew string, creamy patina, old inscription: Eskimo Bow from Pond's Bay Bt of Fenton - Ap.20.91 p.714; the arrows each with wood shaft and sinew binding, two with splayed bone-tipped points, the others with nut and wood points
The bow 76cm. long, the arrows 32.5cm. to 54cm. long (6)
The curved bone bow in three sections bound with sinew, further bands of plaited sinew at intervals on the shaft, plaited sinew string, creamy patina, old inscription: Eskimo Bow from Pond's Bay Bt of Fenton - Ap.20.91 p.714; the arrows each with wood shaft and sinew binding, two with splayed bone-tipped points, the others with nut and wood points
The bow 76cm. long, the arrows 32.5cm. to 54cm. long (6)
Provenance
Lt. Gen. A.H.L.F. Pitt Rivers, acquired Fentons, April 20, 1891
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