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Object Record

Catalog Number

Kx-020

Object Name

Arrow

Description

Bamboo shaft with carved wood insert; unidentified material is wrapped around the intersection of the bamboo and wood; fletching is constructed out of two feathers that are secured to the bamboo with string; smaller feathers are attached to the bamboo at the base of the larger feathers; end of the bamboo is carved into a nock.

Labeled as "Kyx-020"

Collection

Francis L. Black Amazonian Artifacts Collection

Collector

Francis L. Black

Culture

Kaxuwana

Date

1972

Material

wood, bamboo, string, feather

Dimensions

W-6 L-169.5 cm

Dimension Details

Length of feathers = 14.3 cmLength of wood head = 48.5 cmWidth taken at widest point of feathers