Arrow

62-7-3

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

Curatorial Section: American

Object Number 62-7-3
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
Description

Wooden; shaft of a soft center wood, which is now hollow. Both ends are lashed with sinew. Remains of two feathers glued on. Notched nock. Arrowhead is of wood, with a shouldered conical tang; a lanceolate tip with a pair of symmetrical barbs.

Length 56.6 cm
Width 0.9 cm
Credit Line Gift of Luis L. Mohr, 1962

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