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Object Number
985-27-10/60497
Display Title
Small game arrow, probably from the Plains. Painted shaft w/ feather fletching
Descriptions
Object Description
Small game arrow, probably from the Plains. 2 part wood shaft. Foreshaft tapers and is sharpened to a point w/ sinew wrapped near end. Shaft painted w/ bands of rust and bands of blue. Feather fletching. Fletching appears shorter than is usual. 80.2x1.4 cm.
Inventory Description
Arrow, wooden shaft tapered to point, wrapped w/ sinew, bands of red and black p
Classification
- Arrow
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1800-1899?
Culture
- Plains
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
Materials
Wood, Feather, Sinew
Dimensions
Overall: 79.5 x 4.5 x 4 cm (31 5/16 x 1 3/4 x 1 9/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
985-27-10/60497
Provenance
Collector
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(? - 1985)
Donor
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(? - 1985)
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