sinew

ca. 1900

Ping Pong Paddle. Description: Parchment stretched over front and back of frame, stitched w/ sinew, covered w/ leather. Handle of hollow wooden pole. The name Wilma Ball is written in ink on...

4/10/1889

Arrows, with red paint decoration. Cocopaw Bull, Yuma Tribe, marked Apr. 10, 1889 a) 33.25" long. Red bands at point; feathers; wood shaft sharpened to a point. b) 33.875" long. Red...

Spoon, horn, sculptured symbolically

"Haida mountain goat horn handle with formline animal and bird head with recurved beak. Attached to bowl of mountain sheep horn, used for food serving...

4/10/1889

Bow, with red paint decoration. Inscription: "Cocopaw Bill, Yuma Tribe, Apr. 10, 1889."

"Peter Welsh verified information, 5/91.

collected April 18-28, 1914

Bow, sinew back; quiver; 4 arrows. Bow with painted designs; fox skin quiver; arrows with wood points

"Bows and arrows collected from the Pomo are nearly non-existant in museum collections...

Bow, sinew-back & string. Excellent workmanship

"Paiute, possibly Owens Valley, bow with hide wrapping at ends, has red ochre stains and wrapping at grip missing." (Bruce Bernstein/...

Bow and 13 arrows. 4 arrows with stone points, 9 pointless

"Very well made yew wood, sinew backed bow with brain tanned buckskin wrapping at grip. Arrows are also very well made; fletched...

c. 1969

From the History Information Station:

"Object: Wooden hand drill shaft with chert drill bit attached to shaft with sinew. The shaft was manufactured for this exhibit. The drill bit (16....

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