Object Record
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Metadata
Catalog Number |
Ap-001 |
Object Name |
Arrow |
Description |
Reed shaft with a bone point at tip; bone point is attached to the reed with a dark string; fletching is constructed with two halved feathers attached at their shafts to the other end of the reed with red string; two smaller pieces of feathers are attached to the very end of arrow; end of reed is carved into a nock. |
Collection |
Francis L. Black Amazonian Artifacts Collection |
Collector |
Francis L. Black |
Culture |
Apalai |
Date |
1984 |
Material |
bone, reed, string, feather |
Dimensions |
W-7.4 L-190.5 cm |
Dimension Details |
Length of feathers = 22.9 cm Length of bone point = 8.6 cm Width is the widest point of arrow at feathers |
Condition |
Good |
Condition Notes |
Overall good condition; string beginning to fray and unravel in places; several barbs on one feather have been torn off and are missing |
Catalog date |
2011-08-10 |
Cataloged by |
Jessie Cohen |
Collector Description |
Reed shaft, bone tip |
OCM Categories |
220, 224, 411, 237 |