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Object Number
99-12-10/52967.1
Display Title
Arrows, one with quartz point
Descriptions
Object Description
Two arrows, one with quartz point, the other w/o point. The quartz arrowhead is a variant of the "prairie side-notched" style. Both shafts, which taper at the fletched end and were once painted, are fletched with feathers that were originally secured with sinew at top and bottom.
Inventory Description
Arrows, wood shaft, untipped, feather fletch
Classification
- Arrow
Department
Ethnographic
Date
ca. 1790-1850
Culture
- Plains
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
Dimensions
Overall: 67 x 1.8 x 1 cm (26 3/8 x 11/16 x 3/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
99-12-10/52967
Credit Line
Gift of the Heirs of David Kimball, 1899
Provenance
Owner
Peale Museum
(Unknown - Unknown)
Owner
David Kimball
(Unknown - 1873)
Collector
William Clark
(Unknown - Unknown)
Collector
Lt. George Christian Hutter
(Unknown - Unknown)
Collector
Meriwether Lewis
(Unknown - Unknown)
Donor
David Kimball
Donor
Augusta K. Horton
Donor
L. Cushing Kimball
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