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Object Number
2004.24.36709.4
Display Title
Barbed bone arrow found in the back of a wild goose killed at Cedar Lake, Indiana.
Descriptions
Object Description
A farmer living on the Kankakee Marsh, Lake Co., Indiana, shot a goose Oct. 20, 1871, and in its breast bone found this arrow, 9 in. long and 5/8 inches wide, as shown in the picture. Observe the callous. Rec. Sept. 14, 1891, from W.W. Cherhin, Washington, D.C.
Classification
- Photographic
Department
Photographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
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United States
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Indiana
Additional Geographic Terms
Cedar Lake
Materials
Negative, black and white
Dimensions
Overall: 10.16 x 12.7 cm (4 x 5 in.)
Quantity
1
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