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Object Number
987-24-10/60629
Display Title
Wooden arrowshaft with iron arrowhead.
Descriptions
Object Description
Wooden arrowshaft notched at base. Fragments of feathers are still attached to the end portion of the shaft, held in place with sinew. An iron arrowhead is inserted into a split in the top of the wooden shaft and held in place with sinew. 45.6 cm (length of wooden shaft); 5.5 cm. (length of arrow, visible portion); 1.8 cm. (width of arrow base, narrows to point). Sharpened edge visible around sides.
Inventory Description
Arrow, metal blade, wood shaft wrapped with sinew, worn, remnants of feathers
Classification
- Tools
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Sioux
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
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North Dakota
Additional Geographic Terms
Sioux Indian Devils Lake Reservation
Materials
Wood, Metal, Feather
Dimensions
Overall: 50.1 x 1.7 x 0.9 cm (19 3/4 x 11/16 x 3/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
987-24-10/60629
Provenance
Collector
Alexandria V. Dexter
(1915)
Donor
Edythe Dexter
(1987)
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