Arrow with a bamboo shaft and iron pointed head hafted and bound together.Top section of shaft is blackend with red and yellow linear design. Bottom section of shaft is blackend with triangular white/gold shapes painted on and notched with 4 feather flights. One side of notch broken off. Leaf shaped iron head decorated with incised designs on both sides.
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