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Item's Choctaw Name:
Item's English Name: 4 Blowgun Darts
Age:
Material: Shaft is split hardwood (possibly hickory), fletching material is thistle, lacing material is fine thread.
Dimensions: Length 55.8cm-51.9cm, Fletching length 23.8cm-22.4cm, Average shaft D 0.4,
Origin: 242285.000
Current Owner: NMAI
Location: Smithsonian Cultural Resource Center
Contact:
Notes: Shafts are made from scraped sections of split wood. Tips are fire-hardened. Show evidence of impact. Base of fletchings have been burned off flat. Knot in the base of the shaft to attach the fletching material. |
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