Arrow
62-7-4
From: Chile | Antofagasta Province | Chiu-Chiu Village Area | Chuquicamata Copper Mines Area | River Loa
Curatorial Section: American
Object Number | 62-7-4 |
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 | Wood | Sinew | Pigment | Feather |
Description | Wooden; shaft of soft center wood now hollow; both ends of shaft lashed with sinew. Faint signs of red paint (ownership marks?) near butt. Notched nock. Marks at butt where two feathers were glued on. Round wooden arrowhead. Tip is painted and grooved in order to break off in wound. |
Length | 55.1 cm |
Width | 0.8 cm |
Credit Line | Gift of Luis L. Mohr, 1962 |
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