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Object Number 985-27-10/60514
Display Title Sioux arrow. Wood shaft. Wide band of blue and narrow band of red above point. S
Descriptions
Object Description Sioux arrow. Wood shaft. Wide band of blue and narrow band of red above point. Stripes of red and blue and dots in red and brown on shaft beneath fletching. 66.2x2 cm.
Inventory Description Arrow, metal blade, wood shaft with red/black painted lines, feather on other en
Classification
  • Arrow
Department Ethnographic
Date 19th century
Culture
  • Sioux
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States
Dimensions Overall: 67.5 x 1.9 x 0.6 cm (26 9/16 x 3/4 x 1/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 985-27-10/60514, 24551
Provenance
Collector Jacob Paxson Temple (1900-1920 - ?)
Collector William H. Claflin, Jr. (? - 1985)
Donor Estate of William H. Claflin, Jr. (1985)

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