Arrow

Museum number:
16-9529
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Accession number:
Acc.1428
Description:
Arrow; cane shaft; down feathers attached around both ends of shaft; shaft 110.5 cm length; hardwood point with round cross section decorated with carved and incised geometric designs 30 cm length.
Donor:
Michael J. Harner and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Imiria Cocha (lake) Rio Tamaya, tributary of Rio Ucayali, Peru
Verbatim coll. place:
Peru
Culture or time period:
Shipibo-Conibo
Collector:
Michael J. Harner
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Arrows (projectiles)
Function:
5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Accession date:
July 12, 1961
Department:
South America (except Ancient Peru)
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Arrow, accession number 16-9529, described as Arrow; cane shaft; down feathers attached around both ends of shaft; shaft 110.5 cm length; hardwood point with round cross section decorated with carved and incised geometric designs 30 cm length.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Arrow, accession number 16-9529, described as Arrow; cane shaft; down feathers attached around both ends of shaft; shaft 110.5 cm length; hardwood point with round cross section decorated with carved and incised geometric designs 30 cm length.

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