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Josiah Pinkham discusses the making of arrow points, both stone and metal Item Info

This here is quiver that is made out of buffalo hide. This is also a very old piece. I am not sure exactly how old it is but it looks like it is quite aged. In here you can see examples of arrows that were made. Even something as simple as an arrow took quite some time and it was quite a mastery to be able to do that because each one had to be made just so, so the arrow would find its mark. Here you can see the differences in the way the arrows were made. This arrow has a stone point on it. Later, wagon wheels and different pieces of iron were used to make the heads. They were sharpened with rocks and different things. The amount of work that just goes into putting an arrowhead onto an arrow shaft is amazing because you have to know how to flint knap and there is a good amount of expertise that goes into that. Plus each time that you shot this arrow it was likely to break because this is a form of glass and the velocity of the arrow would often times break or even shatter the arrowhead. So when this came along it was something you could use time and time again. That is one interesting change that has gone on as well.

Title:
Josiah Pinkham discusses the making of arrow points, both stone and metal
Date Created:
2002-03
Description:
Josiah Pinkham discusses the making of arrow points, both stone and metal. (Interviewed by Rodney Frey, March 2002)
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"Josiah Pinkham discusses the making of arrow points, both stone and metal", Nimíipuu L3, Center for Digital Inquiry and Learning (CDIL)
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https://cdil.lib.uidaho.edu/nimiipuu-l3/items/nimiipuu-l3-234.html
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