Arrow
Item number 2927/4 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.
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Description
Footed arrow consisting of a wooden and antler shaft, a copper arrowhead, and no fletchings. Its nock end is oblong and has about a centimeter of wrapped sinew on the shaft above it. The other end has a both a hole and a slit cut into it lengthwise to facilitate the hafting of the antler component. It is also wrapped with sinew. There is a depression near the nock end where fletchings would have previously been attached. The antler component is inserted into the hole of the wooden part and is attached to the arrowhead by a socketed tang. The arrowhead is almost pentagonal in shape.
Narrative
Collected by wildlife biologist John Kelsall, possibly in a trade for a gun, in the Thelon River area, near Grassy Island.
Item History
- Made in Northwest Territories, Canada before 1960
- Collected during 1955
- Owned by John P. Kelsall before 1995
- Owned by Joyce Kelsall before November 17, 2011
- Received from Joyce Kelsall (Donor) on November 17, 2011
What
- Name
- Arrow
- Identification Number
- 2927/4
- Type of Item
- arrow
- Material
- wood, copper metal, antler and sinew
- Overall
- height 77.6 cm, width 2.3 cm, depth 1.1 cm
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Northwest Territories, Canada
Who
- Culture
- Inuit
- Previous Owner
- John P. Kelsall and Joyce Kelsall
- Received from
- Joyce Kelsall (Donor)
When
- Creation Date
- before 1960
- Collection Date
- during 1955
- Ownership Date
- before 1995 and before November 17, 2011
- Acquisition Date
- on November 17, 2011
Other
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 2927/0004
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