Object Record
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Metadata
Catalog Number |
PV-041 |
Object Name |
Arrow |
Description |
Bamboo shaft with a wood barbed point; wood point is attached to the wood with an unidentified adhesive; fletching is constructed with two halved feathers attached at their shafts to the other end of the bamboo with red string; smaller red and yellow pieces of feathers are attached to the very end of arrow and base of feathers; end of bamboo is carved into a nock. |
Collection |
Francis L. Black Amazonian Artifacts Collection |
Collector |
Francis L. Black |
Culture |
Parakana Velho |
Date |
1977 |
Material |
bamboo, wood, unidentified organic material, string, feather |
Dimensions |
W-8 L-123.4 cm |
Dimension Details |
Length of feathers = 30.4 cm Length of point = 45.4 cm Width is the widest point of arrow at feathers |
Condition |
Good |
Condition Notes |
Overall good condition |
Catalog date |
2011-08-17 |
Cataloged by |
Jessie Cohen |
Collector Description |
Short bamboo shaft, long barbed tip, long feathers |
OCM Categories |
220, 224, 411, 237 |