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Arrow, Sea Otter - Ruuwaq

Anchorage Museum at Rasmuson Center > Anchorage Museum at Rasmuson Center Alutiiq/Sugpiaq Ethnographic Collection
Arrow, Sea Otter
1983.087.006
Wood/Plant material;Sea Mammal Bone;Ivory;Sinew;Fur;Feather;Hide;Rock/Stone/Mineral;Human-made
Length: 35"
19th century
North Pacific Rim (possibly Prince William Sound region), Alaska (attributed), late 19th century (attributed), Unangax or Alutiiq/Sugpiaq (attributed). Purchased from Jonathan Holstein, New York, New York. See 1983.087.005. Differences: two feathers are brown, one mottled brown and tan. The rawhide (gut?) wrapping at the shaft/bone joint is torn and folded in several places. The arrow is part of a larger collection which includes a bow, four arrows, and a wooden quiver for hunting sea otters.