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Arrows
Artist:
Hunkpapa Sioux
Date: c. 1881
Medium: wood, sinew
Dimensions:
Bow L: 103 cm (40 9/16 in.)
Arrow L: 60-66 cm
Classification: Weapons and Ammunition
Credit Line: Gift of Ogden B. Read
Object number: 1881.3.2.2 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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