Culture/People:

Mississippi Choctaw  Search this

Previous owner:

Sebe Smith, Mississippi Choctaw  Search this

Collector:

Mark Raymond Harrington (M. R. Harrington/MRH), Non-Indian, 1882-1971  Search this

Object Name:

Bow and arrow for fish

Media/Materials:

Wood, hide thong/babiche, iron point, cotton twine/string

Techniques:

Carved, wrapped, tied

Dimensions:

62.50 x 11.00 x 2.00 cm

Object Type:

Hunting/Fishing/Warfare

Indigenous Term:

di da na'm po'

Place:

Neshoba County and Scott County; Mississippi; USA

Date created:

circa 1900

Collection History:

Collected from Sebe Smith (Mississippi Choctaw) in 1908 by anthropologist Mark Raymond Harrington (1882-1971, MAI staff member) during fieldwork sponsored by George Heye.

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Catalog Number:

1/8850

Barcode:

018850.000

See related items:

Mississippi Choctaw

Hunting/Fishing/Warfare

On View:

NMAI, Washington DC: Window on Collections, As We Grow: Traditions, Toys, & Games

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6b1ba1c0e-6f4d-4ed9-9ad1-e2f520cc4e5d

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_19998