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Object Number
985-27-10/60517A
Display Title
5 Plains arrows. Incised linear designs & blue bands on wood shaft. Metal points
Descriptions
Object Description
5 Plains arrows. Incised linear designs down wood shaft. Metal points. Blue band around shaft beneath fletching. Some feathers dyed red. 68x1 cm.
Inventory Description
Arrow, metal blade, wood shaft with blue band, incised lines, feather on other
Classification
- Arrow
Department
Ethnographic
Date
19th century
Culture
- Plains
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
Materials
Wood, Metal, Feather, Sinew
Dimensions
Overall: 68 x 1 x 1 cm (26 3/4 x 3/8 x 3/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
985-27-10/60517A
Provenance
Collector
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(? - 1985)
Donor
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(? - 1985)
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