Arrow
Item number 1885.66.24 from the MAA: University of Cambridge.
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Description
Eight double shafted arrows with plain and barbed heads of iron, bone and wood which are lashed to the shaft with cherry bark. The flights are all made from dark feathers. Four short shafted arrows are made from cedar, while the others are made from a light wood that was possibly thin branches.; Good
Context
Catalogue card states arrows were from Neah Bay, Washington State, making them Makah in origin. Also several of the arrows have Neah Bay written in ink in what is presumably Hepburn' s hand on the shaft. The original European tribal names and, where possible, current tribal names have both been given in separate GLT fields.; Bows and arrows were used for shooting waterfowl, other birds such as grouse, small mammals, and sometimes fish.; Exhibited: Old Anthropological displays, panel in Maudslay Gallery, 081986.; Collected by: Hepburn.J.E
Item History
- Made in Washington, USA
- Received from J.E. Hepburn during 1885
What
- Name
- Arrow
- Identification Number
- 1885.66.24
- Type of Item
- arrow
- Material
- wood, cedar wood ?, bone and bark
Where
- Holding Institution
- MAA: University of Cambridge
- Made in
- Washington, USA
Who
- Culture
- Makah
- Received from
- J.E. Hepburn
When
- Acquisition Date
- during 1885
Other
- Keyword
- Weapons; Hunting
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