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1946.8.9.6

Arrow with a cane shaft and a detached iron head. [ASh [OPS move] 6/10/2017]

1946.8.9.6

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Collection type
Object
Description
Arrow with a cane shaft and a detached iron head. [ASh [OPS move] 6/10/2017]
Long description
Arrow with a cane shaft and a detached iron head. Fletched with feathers and bound with animal sinew dyed red. The loose head is stored with the shaft. For the quiver see 1946.8.9 .1 and for the other arrows see 1946.8.9 .3 - .9 [ASh [OPS move] 6/10/2017]
Geographical reference
Kenya
Africa > Eastern Africa > Kenya
near Voi township
Cultural groups
Kamba
Person
Field collector F.S. Keen
Field collector Frederick Stewart Keen
PRM source F.S. Keen
PRM source Frederick Stewart Keen
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1946
Date collected
By 1946
Acquisition information
Donated: 1946
Materials and processes
Material Cane Plant, Material Iron Metal, Process Socketed
Dimensions
Width: max 16 mm total, Length: max 658 mm total, Depth: max 16 mm total
Object numbers
Accession number: 1946.8.9.6

Search terms: Archery Weapon, Arrow

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