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Object Number
40-69-10/22738
Display Title
Wooden arrowshaft - notched & feathered; head end bound with rawhide
Descriptions
Object Description
Wooden arrowshaft - notched and feathered; head end bound with rawhide strips; notched end stained red and blue; feathers attached with rawhide strips (cf. 10-22734-22737; 22739). Without tip.
Inventory Description
Arrow shaft, incised and painted, remnants of split feathers at end
Classification
- Arrow
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Southeastern Ojibwa
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
Additional Geographic Terms
Great Lakes Region
Materials
Wood, Pigment, Sinew, Feather, Hide
Dimensions
Overall: 55.6 x 1.9 x 0.8 cm (21 7/8 x 3/4 x 5/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
40-69-10/22738
Provenance
Owner
Mrs. J. H. Knapp
(08/01/1940)
Collector
Mr. J. H. Knapp
(01/01/1880-01/01/1890)
Intermediary
Dr. Carleton Stevens Coon
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