Arrow

An arrow, which is part of a collection of ethnographical material made by Admiral Sir George Back (1796-1878). It has three radial feather flights. The shaft is painted red at each end and thre are four stripes painted round the shaft at the proximal end. The head is missing.

Object Details

ID: AAA2654
Collection: World Cultures
Type: Arrow
Display location: Not on display
Date made: 1819-1834; 1819-34
People: Back, George
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Greenwich Hospital Collection
Measurements: Overall: 711 mm
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