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Start Over Collection place Bering Sea, Western Alaska Materials Sinew (material)
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Arrow, accession number 2-6604, described as Small; quadra-lobed bone point inserted into wooden shaft, lashed with sinew; feathered proximal point. Bird arrow used for training boys. Native names: pitegcauksuar, akitnaq.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Arrow, accession number 2-4713, described as Long sharp pointed ivory point, triangular in section. Wooden shaft, notched on proximal end; long, pointed bone point, triangular in section; feathers lost; fiber binding. Designed to produce heavy bleeding. Native names: pitegcaun, qerruq.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Arrow, accession number 2-6601, described as Small, bi-lobed bone point inserted into wooden shaft, secured with sinew; proximal end feathered. Native names: pitegcauksar, akitnaq. Bird arrow used for training boys.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Arrow, accession number 2-6614, described as Small, single serrated bone point inserted into wooden shaft, lashed with sinew; feathers at proximal end. Used for summer fishing. Native names: pitegcaun, neqsuun.
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 2-6611, 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 2-6597, 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 2-6621, described as Arrow, unilateraly barbed bone point set into wooden shaft, lashed wih sinew; fletching lost on proximal end. Native name: pitegcaun, qerruq.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Arrow, accession number 2-6655, described as Deer arrow; unilaterally barbed bone point inserted into wooden shaft; secured with sinew; binding of vegetable fibers; fletching at proximal end lost. Native name: pitegcaun, qerruq.

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