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Copper headed arrow with copper shanks joining head to wooden shaft (with bow 29
Copper headed arrow with copper shanks joining head to wooden shaft (with bow 29
Object Number 48-6-10/29179
Display Title Copper headed arrow with copper shanks joining head to wooden shaft (with bow 29
Descriptions
Object Description 4 Copper headed arrow with copper shanks joining head to wooden shaft (with bow #10/29177)
Inventory Description Arrows, copper point and shank, wooden shaft, 1 missing point, feathers missing
Classification
  • Arrow
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Copper Eskimo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / Canada / Northwest Territories
Additional Geographic Terms Coronation Gulf
Materials Copper, Wood, Sinew, Feather
Dimensions Overall: 86.5 x 1.9 x 0.9 cm (34 1/16 x 3/4 x 3/8 in.)
Quantity 4
Label on object 48-6-10/29179
Provenance
Provenance James E. F. Wight (1916)

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