Arrow with cane shaft sharpened to a point at one end and leaf fletching. For associated quiver see .1 and for other associated arrows see .3

Collection type: Object
Description: Arrow with cane shaft sharpened to a point at one end and leaf fletching. For associated quiver see .1 and for other associated arrows see .3 - .10. [AF [OPS move] 26/9/2017]
Long description: Arrow with cane shaft sharpened to a point at one end and leaf fletching. For associated quiver see .1 and for other associated arrows see .3 - .10. The arrow is covered with a dark substance in places. One end has been split, where a diamond-shaped piece of leaf has been placed and secured with plant fibre 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, Material Resin Plant, Material Poison, Process Fletched, Process Carved, Process Bound, Process Stained
Dimensions: Depth: max 9 mm, Width: max 22 mm, Length: max 440 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1928.69.338.2

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