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Object Number
15-36-10/86418
Display Title
Wooden darts. Thick in the middle and sharp at the ends. The top ends are tipped with feathers.
Descriptions
Object Description
Wooden darts. Thick in the middle and sharp at the ends. The top ends are tipped with feathers.
Inventory Description
Game, carved wooden dart, bulbous center with tapering ends, feather attached at end.
Classification
- Game
Department
Ethnographic
Date
before 1915
Culture
- Thompson
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
Canada
/
British Columbia
Materials
Wood, Dye, Feather, Sinew
Dimensions
Overall: 28 x 1.6 x 0.8 cm (11 x 5/8 x 5/16 in.)
Quantity
11
Label on object
86418
Credit Line
Museum Purchase, Huntington Frothingham Wolcott Fund, 1915
Provenance
Seller
James A. Teit
(?)
Collector
James A. Teit
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