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1907.10.256

Arrow with wooden shaft, iron head, fletched with brown feathers. [ASh [OPS move] 7/3/2018]

1907.10.256

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Collection type
Object
Description
Arrow with wooden shaft, iron head, fletched with brown feathers. [ASh [OPS move] 7/3/2018]
Long description
Arrow with wooden shaft, iron head, fletched with brown feathers. The metal head tapers to a point. The arrow is fletched with three feathers, bound to the shaft with string. The tail is notched and bound with animal hide. [ASh [OPS move] 7/3/2018]
Person
Field collector Charles James Longman
PRM source Charles James Longman
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1907
Date collected
By 1907
Acquisition information
Donated: 1907
Materials and processes
Material Wood Plant, Material Iron Metal, Material Bird Feather, Material Animal Hide Skin, Process Fletched, Process Bound, Process Carved
Dimensions
Diameter: max 7 mm, Length: max 693 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1907.10.256

Search terms: Archery Weapon, Arrow