Signal Arrow
29-10-50A
From: Canada | Quebec | Maniwaki
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Number | 29-10-50A |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Algonkin | Iroquois |
| Provenience | Canada | Quebec | Maniwaki |
| Culture Area | Northeast Culture Area |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Skin | Wood |
| Description | Signal arrow (a) and wooden slinging stick (b) which is decorated with foxes and moose draw in pencil. Tradition has it that arrows of this type were used to send messages from camp to camp. |
| Length | 79 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from Frederick Johnson (#1-93) / Gift of Frank Speck (#94-99), 1929 |
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