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Arrow, wood, blunt tip, v-shaped notch at end, dark area in shaft
Arrow, wood, blunt tip, v-shaped notch at end, dark area in shaft
Object Number 88-51-10/50691.2
Display Title Arrow, wood, blunt tip, v-shaped notch at end, dark area in shaft
Descriptions
Object Description Bow and two arrows; Wood arrow; blunt tip; v-shaped notch at end; dark area in shaft (fire clouded?)
Inventory Description Arrow, wood, blunt tip, v-shaped notch at end, dark area in shaft
Classification
  • Arrow
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Chitimacha
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Louisiana
Additional Geographic Terms Bayou Teche
Materials Wood
Dimensions Overall: 88.27 x 0.8 x 0.8 cm (34 3/4 x 5/16 x 5/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 88-51-10/50691.2; 50691
Credit Line Exchange with the Smithsonian Institution, 1888
Provenance
Collector Gov. R. W. Furness (1884 - 1884-1888)
Intermediary Smithsonian Institution (1884-1888 - 1888)

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