Arrow shaft

Museum number:
2-39764
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
1-67283 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.854
Description:
Arrow shaft, minus tip. Feathered, red painted cedar shaft. Per catalog card: "re-catalogued from 1067283, location listed as near Woodford, head of Carson Valley, Nevada, probably Washo. Eskimo attributed by David Herod 8/20/1968, which casts doubt on collector and date of collection.
Donor:
Ellinor C. Davidson and George Davidson
Collection place:
Woodford, Carson Valley, Alpine County
Culture or time period:
Eskimo and Washo
Collector:
Zach Field
Collection date:
1881
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Arrows (projectiles)
Accession date:
1945
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
length 59 centimeters
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Arrow shaft, accession number 2-39764, described as Arrow shaft, minus tip. Feathered, red painted cedar shaft. Per catalog card: "re-catalogued from 1067283, location listed as near Woodford, head of Carson Valley, Nevada, probably Washo. Eskimo attributed by David Herod 8/20/1968, which casts doubt on collector and date of collection.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Arrow shaft, accession number 2-39764, described as Arrow shaft, minus tip. Feathered, red painted cedar shaft. Per catalog card: "re-catalogued from 1067283, location listed as near Woodford, head of Carson Valley, Nevada, probably Washo. Eskimo attributed by David Herod 8/20/1968, which casts doubt on collector and date of collection.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Arrow shaft, accession number 2-39764, described as Arrow shaft, minus tip. Feathered, red painted cedar shaft. Per catalog card: "re-catalogued from 1067283, location listed as near Woodford, head of Carson Valley, Nevada, probably Washo. Eskimo attributed by David Herod 8/20/1968, which casts doubt on collector and date of collection.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Arrow shaft, accession number 2-39764, described as Arrow shaft, minus tip. Feathered, red painted cedar shaft. Per catalog card: "re-catalogued from 1067283, location listed as near Woodford, head of Carson Valley, Nevada, probably Washo. Eskimo attributed by David Herod 8/20/1968, which casts doubt on collector and date of collection.

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