From the exhibition:
Santa Fe Found: Fragments of Time
New Mexico History Museum
These arrow points were recovered from a variety of 17th-century locations during New Mexico History Museum excavations behind the Palace of the Governors. Arrow points are common on Spanish Colonial sites. Well-made arrow points that exhibit regular flaking on both faces and edges reflect Native American manufacture. Arrow points produced from chipped stone flakes that are shaped on the edges, but not facially, reflect Spanish or non-indigenous manufacture. Both types were present at the New Mexico History Museum site. Native auxiliaries and soldiers alike carried a quiver of arrows, some of which had stone tips. Local materials of Madera chert, obsidian, and Pedernal chert are common. Photo by Blair Clark, New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs.
Note: Representative image at left is often cropped for display purposes. Downloaded high-resolution images are not cropped.
