Bow & Arrows Item Number: E76297-0 from the National Museum of Natural History
Notes
LEDGER AND CATALOG CARD SAY 1 OBJECT WITH THIS NUMBER SENT TO GALLAUDET UNIVERSITY, WASHINGTON, D.C. 1887. LEDGER AND CATALOG CARD SAY 1 OBJECT WITH THIS NUMBER SENT TO TROCADERO, FRANCE. 1885.According to the accession record, Swan acquired 2 crabapple wood bows, with arrows, and 2 mountain yew wood bows, with arrows, from the maker, Tahahowtl or Byron, a Makah Indian of Neah Bay, Washington. These objects were catalogued as numbers E76294 - E76297.
Item History
- Made in Neah Bay, Washington, USA
- Collected by James G. Swan in Neah Bay, Washington, USA
- Received on June 19, 1885
What
- Name
- Bow & Arrows
- Identification Number
- E76297-0
- Type of Item
- arrow
Who
- Culture
- Makah
- Field Collector
- James G. Swan
Where
- Holding Institution
- National Museum of Natural History
- Made in
- Neah Bay, Washington, USA
- Collected in
- Neah Bay, Washington, USA
When
- Acquisition Date
- on June 19, 1885
Other
- Accession Number
- 016163