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Object Number
985-27-10/60502I
Display Title
26 Sioux arrows from the body of one man on the Custer battlefield. Wood shafts
Descriptions
Object Description
26 Sioux arrows from the body of one man on the Custer battlefield. Wood shafts w/ incised linear designs. Metal points of different shapes and sizes. Different types of fletching. Most are painted below fletching in red and/or blue. 66x2 cm.
Inventory Description
Arrow, incised shaft, metal tip, split feather end
Classification
- Arrow
Department
Ethnographic
Date
19th century
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
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United States
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Montana
Additional Geographic Terms
Little Bighorn
Materials
Wood, Feather, Metal, Sinew
Dimensions
Overall: 65.5 x 1.8 x 1.7 cm (25 13/16 x 11/16 x 11/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
985-27-10/60502I
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