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Object Number
985-27-10/60510
Display Title
Sioux arrow. Wood shaft with incised linear designs. Lanceolate shaped point wit
Descriptions
Object Description
Sioux arrow. Wood shaft with incised linear designs. Lanceolate shaped point with bands on the second half. 1 blue stripe with red stripe on either side around shaft beneath feather fletching. 65.5x1.5 cm.
Inventory Description
Arrow, metal serrated blade, wood shaft, blue and red lines, feather on end
Classification
- Arrow
Department
Ethnographic
Date
19th century
Culture
- Sioux
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
Materials
Wood, Metal, Sinew, Feather
Dimensions
Overall: 66.5 x 1 x 0.8 cm (26 3/16 x 3/8 x 5/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
985-27-10/60510, 24125
Provenance
Collector
Theodore B. Pitman, Jr.
(? - ?)
Collector
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(? - 1985)
Donor
Estate of William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1985)
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