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Object Number
985-27-10/60499
Display Title
2 Plains arrows. Incised designs & red paint on wood shaft. Metal point.
Descriptions
Object Description
2 Plains arrows. Incised designs down wood shaft. Metal point. Feather fletching. 3 bands of red around shaft beneath fletching. 64.3x2 cm.
Inventory Description
Arrows, wooden shaft, one with metal blade, painted red bands, feather on end
Classification
- Arrow
Department
Ethnographic
Date
19th century
Culture
- Plains
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
Materials
Wood, Pigment, Feather, Sinew
Dimensions
Overall: 64.3 x 2 x 1 cm (25 5/16 x 13/16 x 3/8 in.)
Quantity
2
Label on object
985-27-10/60499
Provenance
Collector
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(? - 1985)
Donor
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(? - 1985)
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