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Object Number
985-27-10/59209
Display Title
4 Navajo arrows. Metal tips. Feather fletching. Sinew wrapped at top and bottom.
Descriptions
Object Description
4 Navajo arrows. Metal tips. Feather fletching. Sinew wrapped at top and bottom. 57x8 cm.
Inventory Description
Arrows, wood shaft, pigmented band, metal point and feathers, lashed with sinew
Classification
- Arrow
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1900-1985
Culture
- Navajo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
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Arizona
Materials
Wood, Feather, Metal, Sinew, Pigment
Dimensions
Overall: 57 x 2.9 x 1.8 cm (22 7/16 x 1 1/8 x 11/16 in.)
Quantity
4
Label on object
985-27-10/59209 & 24446
Provenance
Collector
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(10/1925 - 1985)
Donor
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(10/1925 - 1985)
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