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Object connections:
| Collection | Franklin relics, World Cultures, North America, Routes and Resources, Polar Equipment and Relics |
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| Exhibitions | North-West Passage |
| Gallery location | Polar Worlds Gallery (Floor plans) |
| Events | Arctic Exploration: Franklin's Last Expedition, 1845-1848, Arctic Exploration: Franklin Search Expedition, McClintock, 1857-1859 |
| Vessels | Fox (1855) |
Object details:
| Object ID | AAA2109 |
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| Description | A relic of Sir John Franklin's last expedition 1845-48. Arrow bought from the Inuit by the McClintock Search Expedition on 3 March 1859, near Cape Victoria, on the Boothia Peninsula. The item is made from materials salvaged from discarded equipment belonging to the Franklin expedition. The arrow has a iron head riveted to a length of bone, lashed to a wooden shaft. It retains its flight feathers. Referred to by McClintock: 'some bows and arrows, in which wood, iron or copper has been used in the construction - of no other interest [...] Bows and arrows were readily exchanged for knives'. |
| Date made | 1848-1859 |
| Artist/Maker | Unknown |
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| Place made | Canada |
| Credit | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London. |
| Materials | iron; wood; antler; feathers |
| Measurements | Overall: 533 x 13 mm |
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