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Arrow shafts
Ancestral Pueblo
Pueblo III - Pueblo IV. AD 1200 - 1550
When in use, an arrow shaft would usually have had a projectile point attached to one end, and feathers along the other end to help it fly straight. The shafts were originally probably about 40-50 cm [16- 20 inches] long.
Wood, reed. L 11.2, L 21.5, D. 8 cm [L 4 ½, L 8 ½, D 3/8 inches]
Bandelier National Monument, BAND 174