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1967.16.7.15

Steel-tipped, barbed arrow with bamboo shaft. For associated bow, quiver and other arrows in set see [1967.16.7 .1 - .24] [EH [OPS move] 19/9/2017]

1967.16.7.15

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Collection type
Object
Description
Steel-tipped, barbed arrow with bamboo shaft. For associated bow, quiver and other arrows in set see [1967.16.7 .1 - .24] [EH [OPS move] 19/9/2017]
Long description
Arrow consisting of bamboo shaft with a thin steel-tipped barbed arrow and a notched nock. The head end and the nock end of the shaft are bound with bark strips, the binding at the head end continuing onto the tang of the head. The binding at the head end is coated with powdery resin. [EH [OPS move] 19/9/2017]
Geographical reference
Nigeria
Africa > Western Africa > Nigeria
Person
Field collector Hubert Frank Mathews
PRM source Hubert Frank Mathews
Date / Period
Date made: Circa 1920-1929
Date collected
circa 1920 - 1929
Acquisition information
Bequeathed: 1967
Materials and processes
Material Steel Metal, Material Bamboo Plant, Material Bark Fibre Plant, Material Resin Plant, Process Bound, Process Notched
Dimensions
Length: max 732 mm, Diameter: max 10 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1967.16.7.15

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