Arrow

62-7-5

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

Curatorial Section: American

Object Number 62-7-5
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 | Sinew | Feather | Pigment
Description

Wooden; shaft of soft center wood now hollow; both ends of shaft lashed with sinew. Marks at butt where two feathers were glued; notched nock. Arrowhead is wood and is round. The tip is painted and grooved in order to break off in wound. Arrowshaft now checking.

Length 53 cm
Width 0.9 cm
Credit Line Gift of Luis L. Mohr, 1962

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