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Arrows

Artist Hunkpapa Sioux

Datec. 1881

Mediumwood, sinew

DimensionsBow L: 103 cm (40 9/16 in.)
Arrow L: 60-66 cm

ClassificationsWeapons and Ammunition

Credit LineGift of Ogden B. Read

Object number1881.3.2.2 LA

DescriptionEight arrows. Each end of bow has been notched and wrapped with sinew. Over this a twisted length of sinew has been looped and stretched to curve the bow. The center has been narrowed to form a hand grip. The bow has numerous white paint specks and one drip of white paint on the inside. The back of the bow still retains the black bark of the tree.

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