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Native American
about 1850–80
Object Place: probably California, United States

Medium/Technique Wood
Dimensions 50.8 cm (20 in.)
Credit Line Gift of Dr. H. L. Faxon
Accession Number81.205
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas
ClassificationsArms and armor

DescriptionOf light wood, lined thoroughly with sinew, in strings.
Provenance1881, gift of William Lyman Faxon (b. 1837 - d. 1910), Quincy, MA, to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 1, 1881)

NOTE: Though the donor of the gift was recorded as Dr. H. L. Faxon of Quincy, it was almost certainly the Civil War surgeon William L. Faxon.