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Catalog Number

CAS 0135-0015   CAS 0135-0015; Arrow
Category Weaponry
Object Name Arrow
Culture Sioux
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. unknown
County
Other Geographic Data Dakota Territory
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1870
Collection Name N/A
Materials Wood; Metal; Feathers; Sinew; Cotton string
Description Wooden arrow with feather fletching and a metal tip presumably bound with sinew but now bound with cotton string; Long slightly waving designs are incised the length of the arrow; Proximal end is notched.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 1.9, Max Diam = 0.8, Length = 64.0