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Object Number 985-27-10/60487B
Display Title 4 arrows, probably Sioux. Grooved wood shafts. Wide painted blue band around sha
Descriptions
Object Description 4 arrows, probably Sioux. Grooved wood shafts. Wide painted blue band around shaft under fletching. Unusual metal points w/ bevelled edges. Non-tip side flares back into 2 parts. 67.5x1.2 cm.
Inventory Description Arrow, wood shaft, metal arrow point, blue band, split feathers at end
Classification
  • Arrow
Department Ethnographic
Date 19th century
Culture
  • Sioux
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States
Dimensions Overall: 66.5 x 1.3 x 0.7 cm (26 3/16 x 1/2 x 1/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 985-27-10/60487B

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