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1959.3.2.15

Model arrow. Found inside quiver [1959.3.2 .4] See [1959.3.2 .1 - .32] for the associated components of this object. [BS [OPS move] 18/9/2017]

1959.3.2.15

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Collection type
Object
Description
Model arrow. Found inside quiver [1959.3.2 .4] See [1959.3.2 .1 - .32] for the associated components of this object. [BS [OPS move] 18/9/2017]
Long description
Model arrow. Shaft of cane with one end of bound with pale red paper, metal head is not visible. The shaft is fletched with three brown and white feathers and the end carved into a nock. This end is also painted with bands of red, gold and green. Found inside quiver [1959.3.2 .4] See [1959.3.2 .1 - .32] for the associated components of this object. [BS [OPS move] 18/9/2017]
Person
Field collector Walter Caine Hillier
PRM source Henry Balfour
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1896
Date collected
March 1896
Acquisition information
Found unentered: 1959
Materials and processes
Material Cane Plant, Material Pigment, Material Bird Feather, Material Yarn, Process Fletched, Process Carved, Process Painted
Dimensions
Length: max 708 mm, Width: max 25 mm, Depth: max 7 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1959.3.2.15

Search terms: Model, Archery Weapon, Ritual and Ceremonial, Arrow

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