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Object Number
985-27-10/59536
Display Title
Arrow
Descriptions
Object Description
Arrow. Wood shaft is grooved. 3 narrow bands of blue around arrow under feather fletching. Sinew dyed red. Point is missing. 64.6x2 cm.
Inventory Description
Arrow, incised wood shaft, no blade, split feather end, blue bands
Classification
- Arrow
Department
Ethnographic
Date
19th century
Culture
- Plains
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
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United States
/
Oklahoma
Additional Geographic Terms
Plains
Materials
Wood, Sinew, Feather, Pigment
Dimensions
Overall: 64.6 x 2 x 1.8 cm (25 7/16 x 13/16 x 11/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
985-27-10/59536, 24335
Provenance
Collector
Captain A.E. Smith
(11/27/1868)
Previous owner
Elizabeth Custer
Donor
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1985)
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