Culture/People:

Anishinaabe [Parry Island, Ontario]  Search this

Collector:

Frederick Johnson (Fred Johnson/Frederick M. Johnson), Non-Indian, 1904-1994  Search this

Object Name:

Crossbow model/toy

Media/Materials:

Wood, cotton twine/string

Techniques:

Carved

Dimensions:

62.5 x 18 x 2.5 cm

Object Type:

Games, Toys, Gambling

Indigenous Term:

pðti'gwabibockísigðn

Place:

Parry Island Reserve; Parry Sound District; Ontario; Canada

Archipelago:

Great Lakes Islands

Island Name:

Parry Island

Island Grouping:

Georgian Bay Islands

Date created:

1920-1928

Collection History:

Collected in 1928 by anthropologist Frederick Johnson (1904-1994) during fieldwork sponsored by MAI.

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Catalog Number:

16/2586

Barcode:

162586.000

See related items:

Anishinaabe [Parry Island, Ontario]

Games, Toys, Gambling

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6ce6d08dc-c84e-47e0-b4a6-438d556d3ba8

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_174310