Crossbow bolt/arrow with leaf fletching. For associated quiver see .1, for the other arrows/bolts see .2 - .23, .25 - .68; for stick see .69, and for the plant fibre see .70. [AF [OPS move] 26/9/2017]

Collection type: Object
Description: Crossbow bolt/arrow with leaf fletching. For associated quiver see .1, for the other arrows/bolts see .2 - .23, .25 - .68; for stick see .69, and for the plant fibre see .70. [AF [OPS move] 26/9/2017]
Long description: Crossbow bolt/arrow with leaf fletching. For associated quiver see .1, for the other arrows/bolts see .2 - .23, .25 - .68; for stick see .69, and for the plant fibre see .70. The arrow is formed of a piece of cane, that is concave on one side. It has been sharpened to a point at one end, the other end has been split, where a diamond-shaped piece of leaf has been inserted and secured with plant fibre bound at the end. [AF [OPS move] 26/9/2017]
Geographical reference: India
Asia > Southern Asia > India; Nagaland
Cultural groups: Lotha Naga
Person: Field collector James Philip Mills; PRM source James Philip Mills
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1923
Date collected: By 1923
Acquisition information: Loaned: 1923 Donated: 1928
Materials and processes: Material Plant Leaf, Material Cane Plant, Material Plant Fibre, Process Fletched, Process Carved, Process Split, Process Bound
Dimensions: Width: max 18 mm, Length: max 395 mm, Depth: max 5 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1928.69.337.24

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