Arrow with single barbed, iron head fletched with vulture feathers. [JFK 23/3/2017]

Collection type: Object
Description: Arrow with single barbed, iron head fletched with vulture feathers. [JFK 23/3/2017]
Long description: Arrow with wooden shaft, fletched with dark brown feathers, and is bound to the shaft by the sinew. The shaft is incised with bands of lines, and has a notched nock end. The head is tightly wrapped with brown hide .[BH [OPS move] 6/12/2017]
Geographical reference: Tanzania, United Republic of
Africa > Eastern Africa > Tanzania, United Republic of; Northern Tanzania Lake Eyasi Mbulu District Arusha Region Barai River
Cultural groups: Hatsa
Person: Maker Gudo; Field collector Anne Vincent; PRM source Anne Vincent; PRM source Schuyler Jones
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1984
Date collected: 1984
Acquisition information: Purchased: 1984
Materials and processes: Material Wood Plant, Material Bird Feather, Material Animal Part, Material Resin Plant, Material Iron Metal, Material Poison, Process Carved, Process Fletched, Process Notched
Dimensions: Length: max 920 mm, Width: max 35 mm, Depth: max 28 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1984.30.1

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