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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 now tied at one end only. The shaft under the feathers is painted red. It has a V-shaped nock. The triangular iron head is mounted in a slit in the shaft and has a wedge-shaped tang secured by lashing.
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Object Details
| ID: | AAA2659 |
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| 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: 698 mm |