Arrow Item Number: D2.81 a-e from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
A set of arrows with wood shafts carved into ends painted with stripes of red, green, and blue, each with three split feathers. The bark has not been peeled off the tips of three arrows (parts a-c).
History Of Use
Arrows for hunting birds and squirrels.
Item History
- Made by Robert Small ? (Maker) in Oklahoma, USA before 1936
- Collected during 1936
- Owned by Gordon Marsh before June 15, 1959
- Received from Gordon Marsh (Donor) on June 15, 1959
What
- Name
- Arrow
- Identification Number
- D2.81 a-e
- Type of Item
- arrow
- Material
- sour gum wood ?, hawk feather ?, paint and sinew ?
- Manufacturing Technique
- carved, painted and tied
- Part A
- height 58.5 cm, width 3.0 cm, depth 3.0 cm
- Part B
- height 60.5 cm, width 3.0 cm, depth 2.0 cm
- Part C
- height 60.5 cm, width 3.0 cm, depth 2.0 cm
- Part D
- height 57.7 cm, width 3.8 cm, depth 1.9 cm
- Part E
- height 57.7 cm, width 2.5 cm, depth 1.5 cm
Who
- Culture
- Iowa
- Creator
- Robert Small ? (Maker)
- Previous Owner
- Gordon Marsh
- Received from
- Gordon Marsh (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Oklahoma, USA
When
- Creation Date
- before 1936
- Collection Date
- during 1936
- Ownership Date
- before June 15, 1959
- Acquisition Date
- on June 15, 1959
Other
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 2238/0011 a-e