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Bow and 35 arrows. Bow is a self-bow, constricted at the grip, limbs taper to nock. A range of similar arrows with metal and chert heads; 3 feathers with radial fletching.
From card: "Heavy shafted, bone point, 3 spiral feathers, shaft painted in red. A rude specimen. In case of pine bark."
From card: "Illus. in USNM AR, 1888, Pl. 16, fig. 58, p. 270. See accession records for additional data. 'Only used in dances during ceremonies. Obtained from Capt. Skedance [a.k.a. Skedans], chief of Klue [a.k.a.Tanu].'"
IN 1913 MOST OF JOHN L. MCLEAN LOAN COLLECTION WAS RETURNED TO OWNER. THESE ARROWS WERE NOT LOCATED AT THAT TIME AND THUS WERE NOT RETURNED WITH THE REST OF THE COLLECTION.
3 ARROWS, WOOD POINTS, FEATHERED.
FROM CARD: "PROBABLY OF CEDAR, 3 FEATHERED, 3 BLACK AND RED BANDS AT BASE OF FEATHERS. HEAD EXPANDED INTO A 9 SIDED, 1" W. CONE, WHICH THEN TAPERS OFF SHARPLY TO THE ACTUAL RELATIVELY SHORT POINT. THIS SPECIMEN WAS ORIGINALLY CALLED HAWAIIAN BUT APPARENTLY WITHOUT ANY DEFINITE DATA AND IT HAS NO RELATIONSHIP TO THAT AREA.- 5/1961 DR. DON MARSHALL." LEDGER BOOK MAKES IT CLEAR THAT 3 ARROWS WERE ORIGINALLY CATALOGUED AS #338761, HAWAIIAN. AS INDICATED ABOVE, ONE OF THESE ARROWS (APPEARS TO BE A BIRD ARROW?) WAS EXAMINED IN 1961 AND RECATALOGUED AS "NORTHWEST COAST OF CANADA." HOWEVER, IT APPEARS THAT THE OTHER 2 ARROWS WERE NOT EXAMINED AT THAT TIME AND THEY ARE NOT IDENTICAL TO THE ONE DESCRIBED. - F. PICKERING 6-20-1997
FROM CARD: "*1 ARROW MAY BE FROM CALIFORNIA. 1 ARROW SENT AS AN EXCHANGE TO S. FROHEINUS, BERLIN, 1901. 8/17/66: INVENTORIED."5 arrows located in the collections.