Object Record
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Metadata
Object Name |
Arrowhead |
Collection |
Oil Museum of Canada Collection |
Catalog Number |
OMC 1960.749.001 |
Date |
1930s |
Description |
Metal spearhead with a sharp point and two barbs on the other end of the arrow. Two barbs point upwards protruding from the shaft below the arrow It has a hollow shaft that would be fitted onto a long slender handle. |
Provenance |
The donor accompanied her husband, International Driller, Lester MacGillivray, to South America, where this item was obtained as a memento. Used by British Guiana and the tribes of the Amazon River, the Livores, the Parakuta, the Woyanna, Wywai, etc. It is used for fishing. |
Dimensions |
W-2.8 L-33.5 cm |
Search Terms |
Spear Fishing International Driller Foreign Drillers South America British Guiana Guyana Arrowhead |
People |
MacGillivray, Lester MacGillivray, Margaret |