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Catalog Number

CAS 0143-0122   CAS 0143-0122; Arrow
Category Weaponry
Object Name Arrow
Culture Eskimo
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Alaska
County unknown
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture unknown (pre-1906)
Collection Name N/A
Materials Wood; Ivory; Baleen
Description Wooden arrow shaft with carved ivory point (2 lateral barbs on each side) hafted to end with fiber lashing; A short distance back from the point are hafted three additional single-barbed points (barbs face inward), radiating out from an expanded section of the shaft; U-shaped notch at proximal end; Entire shaft is stained red.
Dimensions (cm) Max Diam = 1.3, Length = 67.3