Bow Case used by professional archer Ann Clark
date: label: Date made
content: 1960
name: label: associated person
content: Clark, Ann
label: maker
content: Ben Pearson
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: Bow case. Scuffed and worn leather bag in the shape of a bow is dark brown in the center with silk-screened label-ends are a creamy yellow colored. A zipper runs along the top of the case and there are two handles on either side of zipper. The case contains a metal apparatus to adjust the tension of the bow. This was used by professional archer Ann Clark. Clark began shooting in 1955 to accompany her husband on hunting trips. She enjoyed it so much that she entered and won the National Archery Association Championship. In 1957 she went on to become a member of the United States team and placed second at the World Championships in Prague. Clark continued winning championships, promoting the sport of archery and was elected into the Archery Hall of Fame in 1984.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States
label: associated place
content: United States
label: associated place
content: United States
topic: label: web subject
content: Sports
label: name of sport
content: Archery
label: level of sport
content: Professional
label: web subject
content: Women
setName: label: See more items in
content: Culture and the Arts: Sport and Leisure
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Ann Clark and Deborah L. Clark Ohl
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1981.0713.15
label: catalog number
content: 1981.0713.15
label: accession number
content: 1981.0713
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Bow Case
label: Object Name
content: archery bow case
label: Object Name
content: bow case, archery
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: leather (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: cloth (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: metal (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: dark brown (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: creamy yellow (overall color)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 9 in x 58 in; 22.86 cm x 147.32 cm