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Object Number
985-27-10/59040.2
Display Title
15 arrows
Descriptions
Object Description
Quiver and 15 arrows, from the Southern Plains. Some arrows have carved designs on them. Arrows are painted at the feathered end. Quiver is sewn around wood stick w/ leather thongs. Quiver fringe. 5 arrows have metal points. Other points are of stone (chert, chalcedony) and obsidian. Quiver: 68.9x15.4 cm; Arrow: 64.6x1.6 cm.
Inventory Description
Arrows, metal and stone point, painted design, some incised, split feather end
Classification
- Arrow
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Plains
- Comanche
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Texas?
Additional Geographic Terms
Southern Plains
Dimensions
Overall: 63.5 x 2 x 0.8 cm (25 x 13/16 x 5/16 in.)
Quantity
15
Label on object
985-27-10/59040.2
Provenance
Collector
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1900-1950)
Donor
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1985)
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 985-27-10/59040.1 | Quiver |
Quiver
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Texas?
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| 985-27-10/59185.4 | Arrow, fletched |
Arrow
|
Arizona
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| 985-27-10/59185.6 | Arrow, fletched |
Arrow
|
Arizona
| |
| 985-27-10/59185.5 | Arrow, fletched |
Arrow
|
Arizona
| |
| 985-27-10/59185.3 | Arrow, fletched |
Arrow
|
Arizona
| |
| 985-27-10/59185.9 | Arrow, fletched |
Arrow
|
Arizona
| |
| 985-27-10/59185.10 | Arrow, fletched |
Arrow
|
Arizona
| |
| 985-27-10/59185.7 | Arrow, fletched |
Arrow
|
Arizona
| |
| 985-27-10/59185.8 | Arrow, fletched |
Arrow
|
Arizona
| |
| 985-27-10/59185.11 | Arrow, fletched |
Arrow
|
Arizona
| |
| 985-27-10/59185.12 | Arrow, fletched |
Arrow
|
Arizona
| |
| 985-27-10/59185.2 | Arrow, fletched |
Arrow
|
Arizona
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