Arrow
About this object
Narrative
Collected by the donor's grandfather, Lorne Lyle, either while he was traveling in the north (Alaska, Yukon, northern B.C.) in 1909-10, or prospecting in Alaska in 1913.
Physical description
Arrow has long wooden shaft, tapering slightly and reddening toward nock. Fletching is attached to shaft with wrapped sinew at feather tops and bottoms. At the tip, the point is cast in copper, with a long, thin base culminating in a wide point with serrations below the barbs on the neck. It is sunk into the wood and secured with wrapped sinew.
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Materials
Date Acquired
2 Oct 2014
How Acquired
Donated
Credit Line
From the collection of Lorne Lyle (1884-1955)More...
Measurements
Overall: 65.1 cm x 2.5 cm x 1.8 cm
Object Number
3081/6