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Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Arrow, accession number 2-6715, described as Big game hunting arrow. With ivory or bone point inserted into wooden shaft and secured with braided sinew; feathers at proximal end; point & shaft decorated with red color.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Arrow, accession number 2-6665, described as Arrow
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Arrow, accession number 2-6656, described as Deer arrow. unilaterally barbed bone point inserted into wooden shaft, secured with sinew; fletching lost at proximal end. Native name: pitegcaun, qerruq.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Arrow, accession number 2-6602, described as Small arrow used for training boys; asymmetrical barbed antler point inserted into wooden shaft, secured with sinew; feathered proximal end. Native name: pitegcauksuar.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Arrow, accession number 2-6578, described as Bird arrow. one serrated bone point lashed to wooden shaft, possibly two additional points lost; feathers at proximal end. Native names: pitegcaun, qerrutviit, yaqulecuun.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Arrow, accession number 2-6611, described as Bird arrow. Native name: pitegcaun, qerruq. Small, single serrated bone point inserted into wooden shaft, lashed with sinew, feathers at proximal end. Used for bird hunting.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Arrow, accession number 2-6663, described as Flint point. Chipped flint point inserted into wooden shaft, secured with sinew. Native name: pitegcaun, qerruq.
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 2-6608, described as Small; quadra-lobed bone point inserted into wooden shaft, lashed with sinew; feathers lost from distal end. Bird arrow used for training boys.

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