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Object Number 985-27-10/60331F
Display Title 12 arrows, possibly Apache. Reed shafts consisting of two parts, stone points
Descriptions
Object Description 12 arrows, possibly Apache from the Southwest. Reed shafts consisting of two parts. Flaked stone points. Pitch (?) painted over foreshaft near point. Black and white painted band around shaft beneath fletching. 71.2x2.5 cm.
Inventory Description Arrow, wood shaft, stone projectile point tied w/ sinew and resin, split feather
Classification
  • Arrow
Department Ethnographic
Date 19th century
Culture
  • Apache?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States
Dimensions Overall: 68.2 x 2.5 x 2.8 cm (26 7/8 x 1 x 1 1/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 985-27-10/60331f
Provenance
Owner Theodore B. Pitman, Jr.
Collector Unknown
Donor William H. Claflin, Jr. (01/01/1985)

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