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Start Over Object class Projectiles with nonexplosive propellant Collection place Bering Sea, Western Alaska Culture or time period Alaskan cultures
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Arrow, accession number 2-6597, described as Sea otter dart shaft; wood carved to a circular section, proximal end broken; at distal end bone socket with a very fine sinew winding wrapped on top of a layer of birch bark; wrapped on shaft, remnants of dart line made of braided sinew fibers, cut at end probably to remove dart head, now missing.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Arrow, accession number 2-6605, described as Small, quadra-lobed bone point inserted into wooden shaft, secured with sinew; feathers, mostly lost, at notched proximal end. Bird arrow used for training boys. Native names: pitegcauksuar, akitnaq.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Arrow, accession number 2-6622, described as Arrow. Unilateraly barbed bone point inserted into wooden shaft, lashed with sinew; fletching lost on proximal end. Native name: pitegcaun, qerruq. Used for hunting big game.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Arrow, accession number 2-6660, described as Deer arrow. Native name: pitegcaun, qerruq. unilaterally barbed point inserted into wooden shaft, secured with sinew; feathers at proximal end. For hunting land animals.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Arrow, accession number 2-6718, described as Hunting arrow. Native name: rruu'aq, rruq. Copper blade inserted into barbed antler foreshaft, the latter secured to the main wood shaft with twisted sinew; feathers at proximal notched end; sections of shaft painted red. Used with sinew backed bow to hunt caribou.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Arrow, accession number 2-4712, described as Serrated bone head. wooden shaft, notched on proximal end; three feathers; serrated bone point; root binding. Native names: pitegcaun, nesquun. Used for summer fishing.

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