Collection of Arrowheads

Object/Artifact

Historical Society of Carroll County, Maryland

Name/Title

Collection of Arrowheads

Entry/Object ID

1954.345.002

Description

Assemblage. Collection of arrowheads encased in a shadowbox padded with cotton. Label mounted inside case reads: "VICTOR WEYBRIGHT 50 EAST 77th STREET NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10021 BUTTERFIELD 8 6192. Arrowheads from the Monocacy Valley. These arrowheads were found by members of my family and myself over many generations on the south slope of the Monocacy Valley a mile west of Keysville and two miles from the confluence of Double Pipe Creek and the Monocacy". Label on case reads: "CARROLL CO. INDIAN ARTIFACTS - Cased by Thomas Robertson, Taneytown." 18"h x 22"w x 1.5"d.

Acquisition

Accession

1954.345

Source or Donor

Barnes, Charles H.

Acquisition Method

Gift

General Notes

Note

Original deed of gift reads "Permanent case and collection of Indian points. Tomahawks, war points, hunting points, stunning points, bleeding points, ceremonial points and a paint dish. A few points and Indian relics from the west add to the collection."