Arrow
62-7-8
From: Chile | Antofagasta Province | Chiu-Chiu Village Area | Chuquicamata Copper Mines Area | River Loa
Curatorial Section: American
Object Number | 62-7-8 |
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 | Both ends of shaft are lashed with sinew; butt lashing is especially carefully wound. The two feathers have been lashed on, rather than glued (cf. 62-7-2 through 7). Notched nock. Arrowhead is round with nearly same diameter as shaft. Tip has been cut off. |
Length | 49 cm |
Width | 0.8 cm |
Credit Line | Gift of Luis L. Mohr, 1962 |
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