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Throwing Arrow

Dakota1875/1900

Grand Teton National Park, National Park Service

Grand Teton National Park, National Park Service
Moose, WY, United States

Several tribes of the Northern Plains and Great Lakes played a winter game called snow snake with an arrow like this. Constructed of a rod, end of a bison horn, and feathers, these arrows were made to slide along a frozen crust or in a rut in the snow.

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  • Title: Throwing Arrow
  • Creator: Dakota
  • Date: 1875/1900
  • Location: Plains
  • Contributor: Grand Teton National Park, National Park Service
  • Photographer: David Swift
  • Measurements: L 40, Dia 3.8 cm
  • Material: Wood, horn, feathers
  • Current Location: Craig Thomas Discovery & Visitor Center
  • Catalog Number: GRTE 5384
Grand Teton National Park, National Park Service

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