Arrow Shaft

62-7-14

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

Curatorial Section: American

Object Number 62-7-14
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 | Pigment | Feather
Description

Wooden; soft center wood now hollow. Both ends are lashed with sinew. Butt end painted in broad green and black bands. Notched nock. Marks where two feathers had been glued on.

Length 45.7 cm
Width 0.9 cm
Credit Line Gift of Luis L. Mohr, 1962

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