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1907.10.264

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

1907.10.264

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Collection type
Object
Description
Arrow with wooden shaft, iron head, and fletched with feathers. [ASh [OPS move] 7/3/2018]
Long description
Arrow with wooden shaft, iron head, and fletched using brown feathers. The metal head is flat and rhombus shaped. The head is bound to the shaft with iron bands. The end of the arrow is notched and tipped with ivory and decorated with red, gold and black lacquer decoration. [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 Sinew, Material Copper Alloy Metal, Material Animal Ivory Tooth, Material Lacquer Varnish, Process Carved, Process Fletched, Process Bound, Process Lacquered Varnished
Dimensions
Diameter: max 11 mm, Length: max 743 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1907.10.264

Search terms: Archery Weapon, Arrow

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