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Object Number
985-27-10/60495A
Display Title
4 Plains arrows. Wood shafts w/ incised lines, feather fletching, painted design
Descriptions
Object Description
4 Plains arrows. Wood shafts w/ incised lines running length. 3 feather fletching, each feather is a different color, dyed yellow, blue and black. A red and a blue band painted and shaft beneath fletching near top. Metal points. 68x1.5 cm.
Inventory Description
Arrows, wood shaft, metal blade tip, red and blue painted band, feather on end
Classification
- Arrow
Department
Ethnographic
Date
19th century
Culture
- Plains
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
Materials
Wood, Metal, Pigment, Feather, Pigment
Dimensions
Overall: 68 x 1.5 x 1 cm (26 3/4 x 9/16 x 3/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
985-27-10/60495
Provenance
Collector
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(? - 1985)
Donor
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(? - 1985)
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