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Object Number
985-27-10/60508A
Display Title
2 arrows, probably Plains. Wood shaft w/ incised linear designs; metal points
Descriptions
Object Description
2 arrows, probably Plains. Wood shaft with incised linear designs. Feather fletching. Metal points. 1 arrow has a blue band painted around shaft beneath feathers, and feathers dyed red. Other arrow has a red and a blue stripe. 61x2 cm.
Inventory Description
Arrow, wood, incised shaft, metal arrow, split feather, blue band, one end
Classification
- Arrow
Department
Ethnographic
Date
19th century
Culture
- Plains
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
Materials
Wood, Feather, Metal, Sinew, Pigment
Dimensions
Overall: 61 x 2 x 1 cm (24 x 13/16 x 3/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
985-27-10/60508A
Provenance
Collector
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(? - 1985)
Donor
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(? - 1985)
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