Bow Item Number: 2927/1 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Cable-backed, double recurve bow, made of musk ox horn. The main body of the bow is a long thick slab of horn, with copper rivets holding it together at its joins. Behind the horn is a layer of dark brown hide or skin running the full length. Each end of the horn bow has a knob projecting up and down, around which many strips of hide lashings have been wrapped from end to end. The lengthwise lashings are wrapped widthwise by other hide lashings and then the full thickness of the bow is wrapped near each end and in the middle. The bow string is looped around each end knob, and hangs loosely.
Narrative
Collected by wildlife biologist John Kelsall, possibly in a trade for a gun, in the Thelon River area, near Grassy Island, around 1955.
Item History
- Made in Northwest Territories, Canada
- Collected during 1955
- Owned by John P. Kelsall before 1995
- Owned by Joyce Kelsall before November 17, 2011
- Received from Joyce Kelsall (Donor) on November 17, 2011
What
- Name
- Bow
- Identification Number
- 2927/1
- Type of Item
- bow
- Material
- musk ox horn, rawhide skin, antler, sinew and copper metal
- Overall
- height 122.0 cm, width 3.4 cm, depth 11.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Inuit
- Previous Owner
- John P. Kelsall and Joyce Kelsall
- Received from
- Joyce Kelsall (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Northwest Territories, Canada
When
- Collection Date
- during 1955
- Ownership Date
- before 1995 and before November 17, 2011
- Acquisition Date
- on November 17, 2011
Other
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 2927/0001