Bow Fragment
53-54-238
From: United States of America | Alaska | Knight Island | Yakutat Bay | Old Town
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Number | 53-54-238 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Eskimo |
| Provenience | United States of America | Alaska | Knight Island | Yakutat Bay | Old Town |
| Culture Area | Arctic Culture Area |
| Locus | House 9, on floor in area of carbonized planks and wood |
| Period | Old Town III |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Wood |
| Description | Carbonized. Repaired with glue. Preserved in paraffin. Gently curved lengthwise. Lateral notched near unbroken, tapered end. Constriction at broken end (grip of toy bow?) |
| Length | 20.4 cm |
| Width | 1.7 cm |
| Thickness | 1.2 cm |
| Credit Line | University Museum / Bryn Mawr College Expedition to Alaska; Frederica de Laguna, 1953 |
| Other Number | 657 - Field No SF |
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