Dakota arrows

Titles: Dakota arrows (Supplied title)

Description: Three Dakota arrows, circa the mid- to late 19th century. They have straight wood shafts, and are triple fletched and sinew wound at top and bottom, featuring yellow,green, red and brown paint. These arrows are missing their tips.

Dates

• Approximately 1860 - Approximately 1901 (Discovery)

Creation

• owned/used by: Whipple, Henry Benjamin

Identifiers

• Accession Number: 7418.5.1-3

Credit: Minnesota Historical Society Collections, Gift of Mrs. George Chase Christian in memory of her husband, Mr. George Chase Christian

Holding Type: 3D Objects

Quantity: 3 items

Format

• Content Category: artifacts

Measurements

• 24 inches length (shortest arrow)
• 32 inches length (longest arrow)

Subjects

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