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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