Arrow straightener

Museum number:
2-66124
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Accession number:
Acc.3791
Description:
Arrow straightener made from oval basalt cobble with groove along one edge. Shows signs of burning.
Donor:
Lawrence E. Dawson
Collection place:
NV-Wa-NL-4, Washoe County, Nevada
Culture or time period:
Northern Paiute
Collector:
Lawrence E. Dawson
Collection date:
February 1969
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Arrow straighteners
Context of use:
Formerly used as mano. Heated in the fire and held in a crack in a log while straightening the arrows by bending over the groove.
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
length 10.5 centimeters
Comment:
Native name: "pa'ag". References: see letter in accession envelope to donor from Catherine S. Fowler.
Loans:
S1983-1984 #14: Department of Anthropology (UC Berkeley)/James Anderson (Hupa) (September 19, 1983–September 26, 1983)
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Arrow straightener, accession number 2-66124, described as Arrow straightener made from oval basalt cobble with groove along one edge. Shows signs of burning.

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