Arrow

Museum number:
16-7711
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Alternate number:
P-8 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.1097
Description:
Canabrava arrow: with radial fletching. Cord around head of arrow and barbed hardwood tip secured by block resin (?) material, length 45 inches
Donor:
William D. Hohenthal
Collection place:
Brejo Dos Padres, Pernambuco, Brazil
Culture or time period:
Pankararú
Collector:
William D. Hohenthal
Collection date:
1952
Materials:
Hardwood
Taxon:
Gynerium sagittatum
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Arrows (projectiles)
Function:
1.1 Hunting and Fishing
Accession date:
1953
Department:
South America (except Ancient Peru)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Arrow, accession number 16-7711, described as Canabrava arrow: with radial fletching. Cord around head of arrow and barbed hardwood tip secured by block resin (?) material, length 45 inchesHearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Arrow, accession number 16-7711, described as Canabrava arrow: with radial fletching. Cord around head of arrow and barbed hardwood tip secured by block resin (?) material, length 45 inches
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Arrow, accession number 16-7711, described as Canabrava arrow: with radial fletching. Cord around head of arrow and barbed hardwood tip secured by block resin (?) material, length 45 inchesDocumentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Arrow, accession number 16-7711, described as Canabrava arrow: with radial fletching. Cord around head of arrow and barbed hardwood tip secured by block resin (?) material, length 45 inches

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