Catalog Number |
CAS 0143-0122 | |
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 |