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Object Number
985-27-10/60487A
Display Title
4 arrows, probably Sioux. Grooved wood shafts. Wide painted blue band around sha
Descriptions
Object Description
4 arrows, probably Sioux. Grooved wood shafts. Wide painted blue band around shaft under fletching. Unusual metal points w/ bevelled edges. Non-tip side flares back into 2 parts. 67.5x1.2 cm.
Inventory Description
Arrow, wood shaft, metal arrow point, blue band, split feathers at end
Classification
- Arrow
Department
Ethnographic
Date
19th century
Culture
- Sioux?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
Materials
Wood, Metal, Feather, Sinew
Dimensions
Overall: 66.5 x 1.3 x 0.7 cm (26 3/16 x 1/2 x 1/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
985-27-10/60487A
Provenance
Provenance
Unknown
Collector
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(? - 1985)
Donor
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1985)
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