Bow And Arrows Item Number: E2765-0 from the National Museum of Natural History
Notes
FROM CARD: "*TWO [of the original nine] ARROWS [sent to] TO TROCADERO [Museum], 1885. THREE OF REMAINING SEVEN MAY BE FROM CALIFORNIA. 8/17/66. INVENTORIED."Six arrows located in the collections.Original catalogue ledger book entry indicated this was supposed to be bow and arrows. See Cat. 7 p. 162 in Faucourt, Camille. 2020. A La Conquête de l'Ouest : Collectes Amérindiennes de La Smithsonian Institution Conservées Au Musée Du Quai Branly-Jacques Chirac. Paris: Réunion des musées nationaux. This entry is on Musee Du Quai Branly Catalog no. 71.1885.78.235, a bow, which their records identify as formerly Smithsonian no. E2765. See also Cat. 14 p. 165 in same Faucourt publication. This entry is on Musee Du Quai Branly Catalog no. 71.1885.78.418, an arrow, which their records identify as formerly E2765.
Item History
- Made
- Collected between 1838 and 1842
- Received from United States Exploring Expedition during 1858
What
- Name
- Bow And Arrows
- Identification Number
- E2765-0
- Type of Item
- arrow
Who
- Received from
- United States Exploring Expedition
Where
- Holding Institution
- National Museum of Natural History
- Made in
- “United States (not certain) / Canada (not certain): California (not certain)” ?
- Collected in
- “United States (not certain) / Canada (not certain): California (not certain)” ?
When
- Collection Date
- between 1838 and 1842
- Acquisition Date
- during 1858
Other
- Accession Number
- 66A00050