Arrow
Unidentified Pech (Paya) maker
collected early 20th century
Stingray spine arrowhead, plant fiber and string frapping, bamboo
Length: 40 3/8 in. (102.5 cm)
Diameter: 1/2 in. (1.3 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Mrs. Victor M. Cutter, Class of 1903W
38.23.6103
Geography
Place Made: Black River region, Honduras, Central America
Period
20th century
Object Name
Armament
Research Area
Americas
Not on view
Provenance
Collected by Victor Macomber Cutter (1881-1952), early 1900's; bequeathed to Florence Edith deJongh Cutter (1885-1957), 1952; given to present collection, 1938.
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