Cylindrical bamboo quiver. For lid see [1942.8.83 .2] and for arrows found inside quiver see [1942.8.83 .3

Collection type: Object
Description: Cylindrical bamboo quiver. For lid see [1942.8.83 .2] and for arrows found inside quiver see [1942.8.83 .3 - .12] [EH [OPS move] 14/9/2017]
Long description: Cylindrical bamboo quiver. Undecorated, with one end open and the other closed. In the centre of the closed bottom of the quiver is a rounded indent. [EH [OPS move] 14/9/2017]
Geographical reference: India
Asia > Southern Asia > India; Manipur
Cultural groups: Thado
Person: Field collector John Henry Hutton; Field collector James Philip Mills; Field collector Henry Balfour; PRM source John Henry Hutton; PRM source James Philip Mills; PRM source Henry Balfour
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1939?, uncertain
Date collected: ?By 1939
Acquisition information: Donated: 08/1942, uncertain Found unentered: 1942
Materials and processes: Material Bamboo Plant, Process Carved
Dimensions: Length: max 530 mm, Diameter: max 55 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1942.8.83.1 Other PRM accession number: 1942.8.83a
Research and responses: Monkshood, also called Wolfsbane, or Aconite (genus Aconitum), any of 100 or more species of poisonous, perennial herbs of the buttercup family (Ranunculaceae). All species contain the powerful poison aconitine. Source: Encylopaedia Britannica

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