Skip to content
Pitt Rivers Museum
AboutHire the MuseumNewsletterUniversity of Oxford

1929.75.31

Arrow with wooden shaft and iron pointed head. [EH [OPS move] 14/9/2017]

1929.75.31

Digital asset copyright: Pitt Rivers Museum, University of Oxford

Terms and Conditions

If you wish to order a high-resolution image and/or licence its use for print or web publication, exhibition, film, promotional product or any other use, whether in the academic or commercial sector of any print run, then please visit photographic services.

Collection type
Object
Description
Arrow with wooden shaft and iron pointed head. [EH [OPS move] 14/9/2017]
Long description
Arrow with wooden shaft and iron pointed head. Fletched with grey feathers and notched to form a nock at one end. This end is decorated with painted paper, in a design featuring red and green panels with floral pattern. [EH [OPS move] 14/9/2017]
Geographical reference
India
Asia > Southern Asia > India
Maharashtra Mumbai Gujarat
Person
Field collector Unknown Collector
PRM source Stevens Auction Rooms
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1929
Date collected
By 1929
Acquisition information
Purchased: 1929
Materials and processes
Material Iron Metal, Material Bird Feather, Material Wood Plant, Material Paper Plant, Material Pigment, Process Fletched, Process Carved, Process Painted
Dimensions
Length: max 713 mm, Depth: max 12 mm, Width: max 11 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1929.75.31

Search terms: Archery Weapon, Arrow