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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