Arrow, fletched with dark brown feathers and with a leaf-shaped metal head [JFK 6/3/2017]

Collection type: Object
Description: Arrow, fletched with dark brown feathers and with a leaf-shaped metal head [JFK 6/3/2017]
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 metal and leaf shaped.[BH [OPS move] 6/12/2017]
Geographical reference: Tanzania, United Republic of
Africa > Eastern Africa > Tanzania, United Republic of
Cultural groups: Hatsa
Person: Maker Musa; 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 Metal, Material Animal Sinew, Material Bird Feather, Material Resin Plant, Material Wood Plant, Process Bound, Process Fletched, Process Notched, Process Incised
Dimensions: Length: max 830 mm, Width: max 35 mm, Depth: max 23 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1984.30.54

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