Bow

Culture Western Plains

Dateprobably 1800s

Mediumwood (ash?), sinew, rawhide, red paint

Dimensions3.8 × 111.1 cm (1 1/2 × 43 3/4 in.), 12 oz (weight)

ClassificationsArms and Armor

Credit LineThe John Woodman Higgins Armory Collection

Terms

Object number2014.353

DescriptionSinew binding at tips, rawhide wrapping at quarter points (lost on one limb), broader rawhide wrap at grip; textile cushioning under the rawhide on the belly (user) side of the grip. Back of bow (opposite belly side) reinforced with what seems to be sinew, and covered with a red coating. Both limbs have a series of 3-4 paired holes on one side (opposite on each arm).
ProvenanceSource, date and purchase price unknown. Found in storeroom of Higgins Armory Museum, May 10, 1944, thus accessioned into collection; Collection transfer from Higgins Armory Museum to the Worcester Art Museum, January 2014.

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