bird arrow

Bird arrow with a long wooden shaft, to which are attached three points of walrus ivory, each with carved prongs. The points are attached to the shaft with binding made of sinew, which continues down the length of the shaft.

Label: Old blue display label with printed text, reading 'ESKIMO: NORTON SOUND / N. AMERICA'.

object
MUSEUM NUMBER
15.17
PLACE
COLLECTION
MEASUREMENTS
overall: 1458 mm x 49 mm x 50 mm
MATERIAL/TECHNIQUE
wood; walrus ivory; sinew
CATEGORY
Anthropology: Ethnography
LOCATION
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