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Object Number
30-69-10/K56.2
Display Title
Bow and 10 arrows
Descriptions
Object Description
Bow and 10 arrows. "Bow and buffalo -skin quiver and 10 arrows. Purchased of a Sioux Indian named 'White Eye Brows'. Three of the arrows show a recent use which was during the buffalo hunt near this Agency in October 1883."
Inventory Description
Arrows, metal points attached to painted and incised shaft, feather ends
Classification
- Arrow
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Sioux
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
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United States
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North Dakota
Additional Geographic Terms
Standing Rock Agency
Materials
Wood, Feather, Sinew, Metal, Pigment
Dimensions
Overall: 70.7 x 1.9 x 0.8 cm (27 13/16 x 3/4 x 5/16 in.)
Quantity
10
Label on object
30-69-10/K56.2
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