Arrow straightener
- Museum number:
- 2-66125
- Permalink:
- ark:/21549/hm21020066125
- Accession number:
- Acc.3791
- Description:
- arrow straightener made from oval basalt cobble with groove along one edge. Shows signs of burning.
- Donor:
- Lawrence E. Dawson
- Collection place:
- NV-Wa-NL-4, Washoe County, Nevada
- Culture or time period:
- Northern Paiute
- Collector:
- Lawrence E. Dawson
- Collection date:
- February 1969
- Object type:
- archaeology
- Object class:
- Arrow straighteners
- Context of use:
- Heated in the fire and held in a crack in a log while straightening the arrows by bending over the groove.
- Department:
- Native US and Canada (except California)
- Dimensions:
- length 11.8 centimeters
- Legacy documentation:
-