Arrow foreshaft. Made of wood (oak). Pointed at one end only.
Donor:
Samuel A. Barrett
Collection place:
Teshechu
Verbatim coll. place:
California; Fresno; Ticetcu
Culture or time period:
Yokuts
Collector:
Samuel A. Barrett
Collection date:
February 1907
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Foreshafts (arrow components)
Function:
1.1 Hunting and Fishing
Accession date:
1907
Department:
Native California (archaeology and ethnology)
Dimensions:
length 36.6 centimeters
Comment:
Native name: "boloi". Remarks: "The foreshaft is always made of hard wood, in this case oak. The straightening of this foreshaft by means of the teeth may be seen from the marks upon it.