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Object Number
985-27-10/60428A
Display Title
6 arrows, unknown origin. 5 have metal points, 1 is without. Remnants of feather
Descriptions
Object Description
6 arrows, unknown origin. 5 have metal points, 1 is without. Remnants of feather fletching. 3 are painted red and blue under fletching, and 3 are painted red under feathers. The shafts of 4 of the arrows have incised designs. Metal points are all of slightly different type. 64.3x1.4 cm.
Inventory Description
Arrow, metal tip, incised shaft, remnants of split feather end
Classification
- Arrow
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States?
Materials
Wood, Metal, Sinew, Pigment, Feather
Dimensions
Overall: 64.2 x 1.1 x 1.5 cm (25 1/4 x 7/16 x 9/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
985-27-10/60428A
Provenance
Collector
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1985)
Donor
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1985)
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