Game

Title

Game

Rights

Museum of Anthropological Archaeology

Type

ethnographic

Creator

Bkejwanong/Walpole Island First Nation

John Colwell

Date

1933-07-22

Description

"Flying fish arrow" made by John Colwell, son-in-law of George Shogonosh. Made of shell bark hickory. Used in game -- each person having his own and throwing. Said to have also been used in hunting wild game, small game. Made with shaving horse and drawing knife -- sand papered (from Volney Jones' 1933 field notes).

Place

Canada

Walpole Island, Ontario

Identifier

UMMAA 13992

Provenance

Volney Jones and Mrs. Hyman (Ada) Smith