Arrow

62-7-6

From: Chile | Antofagasta Province | Chiu-Chiu Village Area | Chuquicamata Copper Mines Area | River Loa

Curatorial Section: American

Object Number 62-7-6
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Chile | Antofagasta Province | Chiu-Chiu Village Area | Chuquicamata Copper Mines Area | River Loa
Culture Area Andean
Locus archaeological site on the River, outside the Village, east of the Mines
Section American
Materials Wood | Pigment | Feather
Description

Wooden; shaft of soft center wood now hollow; Faint signs of red paint (ownership marks?) near butt; two feathers glued near butt. Notched nock. Both ends of shaft lashed with sinew. Arrowhead is wood and is round; tip a blunt point, possibly broken.

Length 47 cm
Width 1 cm
Credit Line Gift of Luis L. Mohr, 1962

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