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Museum number
Am1855,1126.492
Description
Arrow; carved of wood (pine); arrow with wooden shaft, bone foreshaft attached to one end with sinew; flaked stone blade attached to end of foreshaft with twisted sinew cord; three feathers attached to opposite end with sinew.
Production ethnic group
Made by:
Eskimo-Aleut
Made by:
Inuit
(Inuinnait)
Production date
1855
(before)
Findspot
Found/Acquired:
Cambridge Bay
Found/Acquired:
Victoria Island (Canada)
Materials
pine
sinew
feather
stone
Technique
carved
twisted
flaked
Dimensions
Height:
79 centimetres
Width:
2.75 centimetres
Depth:
1.50 centimetres
Location
Not on display
Acquisition name
Donated by:
John Barrow
Acquisition date
1855
Department
Africa, Oceania and the Americas
Registration number
Am1855,1126.492