Archery Finger Tab used by professional archer Ann Clark
date: label: date made
content: ca 1976
name: label: user
content: Clark, Ann
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: Mitten shaped finger tab is leather on one side and brown cow hair on reverse. This was used by professional archer Ann Clark to protect the finger from string snap back. 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 Chamionships 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
topic: label: web subject
content: Sports
label: name of sport
content: Archery
label: level of sport
content: Professional
label: web subject
content: Women
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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: 1981.0713.10
label: accession number
content: 1981.0713
label: catalog number
content: 1981.0713.10
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Thumb Guard
label: Object Name
content: archery finger tab
label: Object Name
content: finger tab, archery
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: leather (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: cow hair (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 3 1/2 in x 2 1/4 in; 8.89 cm x 5.715 cm