Atoka Museum Arrow Point

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Item's Choctaw Name: Oski Naki Halupa

Item's English Name: Arrow Point

Age: Early to Mid 1800s

Material: ferrous and non-ferrous metal

Dimensions:

Length = 57.2 mm

Width of blade = 22.2 mm

Width of Socket = 9.52 mm

Origin: Found at Boggy Depot, Atoka Co., OK

Current Owner: Atoka Confederate War Museum

Location: Atoka, OK

Notes: Based on the location in which it was found, this arrow point must have belonged to a Choctaw or Chickasaw person, and was probably lost not long after the Trail of Tears. It was made by a blacksmith, and consists of three parts: 1) a metal socket, of non-rusting reddish metal, 2) the arrow point itself, made from ferrous metal, and 3) a pin that goes through each of them and has been hammered flat on both sides. The tip of the arrow point is flattened, or possibly broken. Metal points such as this would have been very durable, and probably used for hunting mid to large-sized game, and for war.