pititchii (Bow)

According to the old Museum ledger, Ian M. Mackinnon presented Frank Burnett with this collection of Inuit objects. They were said to have been collected during his years traveling to the Coppermine area, c. 1921-24.

Small cable-backed bow of wood, curved in the middle with straight ends. Braided string is stretched across the bow, tied around the ends, and goes longitudinally along the other side of the bow.