Arrow Item Number: 3081/7 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Arrow has long wooden shaft, tapering slightly and reddening toward nock. Fletching has come loose and is attached to shaft with string. At bottom, the point is sunk into the wood and secured with wrapped sinew. The point is copper, cylindrical in shape, with incised circles and diagonal lines along its length. The tip has 4 outward barbs surrounding the central point.
Narrative
Collected by the donor's grandfather, Lorne Lyle, either while he was traveling in the north (Alaska, Yukon, northern B.C.) in 1909-10, or prospecting in Alaska in 1913.
Item History
- Made in Alaska, USA ?
- Owned by Diane Alexander before October 2, 2014
- Received from Diane Alexander (Donor) on October 2, 2014
What
- Name
- Arrow
- Identification Number
- 3081/7
- Type of Item
- arrow
- Material
- wood, copper metal, feather, sinew and cotton fibre
- Overall
- height 65.2 cm, width 2.6 cm, depth 1.5 cm
Who
- Culture
- Tlingit ?
- Previous Owner
- Diane Alexander
- Received from
- Diane Alexander (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Alaska, USA ?
When
- Ownership Date
- before October 2, 2014
- Acquisition Date
- on October 2, 2014
Other
- Condition
- fair
- Current Location
- Case 42
- Accession Number
- 3081/0007