This arrow is made with a wooden shaft and metal point. The nock (at the rearmost end) is notched. The feather fletchings are held in place with wrapped sinew and are from geese; however, the sinew wrapping near the body of the shaft has detached, and a thin metal wire has been wrapped around to hold the feathers in place instead. The metal point is inserted into a split and held in place with wrapped sinew. The decoration includes red and black painted bands under the feathers. There is a groove extending along the shaft. On March 16, 2015 during a NAGPRA collections review, designated tribal representatives from the three Ute tribes informed History Colorado staff that the grooves along the shaft are meant for hunting animals, as the grooves allow the animal’s blood to be let out and the arrow to be easily removed. They also added that the arrow is of Ute manufacture.