Arrow Item Number: 3060/6 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Long arrow. Shaft is made from a light grass material, maintaining diameter until it is shaved slightly at its proximal end where it joins with the arrowhead. Strands of fibre are wound tightly many times around the connection. Head is of a dark brown wood, possibly Peruvian walnut. Two flared barbs sit at midpoint, narrowing to a point. Edges above barbs are sharpened. Lines of geometric design are etched into the arrowhead around barbs are below midpoint.
Narrative
Collected by Mavis Balshaw while in the Peruvian Amazon in the mid-1960s.
Item History
- Made in Peru before 1970
- Owned by Mavis Balshaw
- Owned by Sheila Petrie before May 9, 2014
- Received from Sheila Petrie (Donor) on May 9, 2014
What
- Name
- Arrow
- Identification Number
- 3060/6
- Type of Item
- arrow
- Material
- cane grass ?, wood and fibre
- Overall
- height 140.0 cm, width 2.5 cm, depth 1.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Shipibo
- Previous Owner
- Mavis Balshaw and Sheila Petrie
- Received from
- Sheila Petrie (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Peru
When
- Creation Date
- before 1970
- Ownership Date
- before May 9, 2014
- Acquisition Date
- on May 9, 2014
Other
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 3060/0006