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Maker(s):Unknown
Culture:Native American; American Indian
Title:Arrow
Type:Fishing/Trapping/Hunting; Armament
Materials:Wood, feather, sinew, and iron
Place Made:North America; United States; Colorado
Measurements:Overall: 3/4 in x 22 5/8 in x 1 1/4 in; 1.9 cm x 57.5 cm x 3.2 cm
Accession Number:  MH 151.F
Credit Line:Gift of Anna Maria Hood (Class of 1869)
Museum Collection:  Mount Holyoke College Art Museum
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Description:
Arrow with a metal tip, two feathers, and sinew wrapped around the wooden shaft. Unknown tribal affiliation. The catalogue card lists the donor as Anna Marie Hood, class of 1869, who moved to Salt Lake City after graduation and married her husband, Lucius Endicott, in 1874. Her description of the object is an “Indian arrow, such as is used by Colorado Indians at present time.” Her husband was potentially a missionary.

Tags:
Native American; indigenous people

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