Arrow Item Number: E 1905.210 from the MAA: University of Cambridge

Description

An arrow straightener of walrus ivory with diamond- shaped perforation and square-sided end. The top is finely carved into the head of a doe, the eyes and back being set with green glass beads.; Good

Context

Although the catalogue card gives a provenance of Vancouver Island it is possible this object is Arctic America, and it is not surprisingly stored under Arctic America. The original European tribal names and, where possible, current tribal names have both been given in separate GLT fields.; Exhibited: Old Anthropological displays, Maudslay Gallery, dismantled 071986.