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Object Number
985-27-10/60498
Display Title
Small game arrow, probably from the Plains. Wood shaft w/ incised lines.
Descriptions
Object Description
Small game arrow, probably from the Plains. Wood shaft w/ incised lines down bottom half. Narrow foreshaft w/ blunt end. Lower portion wrapped w/ sinew. Painted band in red and blue bands. Feather fletching around shaft near each end. 76.8x2 cm.
Inventory Description
Arrow, wood with red and blue painted bands, feather on one end, red tip other
Classification
- Arrow
Department
Ethnographic
Date
19th century
Culture
- Plains
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
Materials
Wood, Pigment, Feather
Dimensions
Overall: 76.8 x 1 x 1 cm (30 1/4 x 3/8 x 3/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
985-27-10/60498
Provenance
Collector
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(? - 1985)
Donor
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(? - 1985)
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