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Description: | 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 tied to the shaft at each end of the feather. The triangular iron head fits in a slit in the shaft and is secured by sinew lashing.
Bequeathed to Greenwich Hospital in 1900 by Mrs Eliza Back, widow of Sir George Back's nephew, the Rev Henry Back. See PRO ADM169-267. Formerly mounted on a board with AAA2646-2662. Detached 2007.
caption: Arrow - Overall
caption: Record Shot - Do not reproduce.
caption: Arrow Head - Detail
caption: Arrow Flight - Detail | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Subjects: | Indian American (North) George Back | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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