Arrow. With tanged triangular metal head, fixed into a wooden shaft bound with sinew. It has feather fletchings and a notched end. [AB [OPS move] 10/10/2017]

Collection type: Object
Description: Arrow. With tanged triangular metal head, fixed into a wooden shaft bound with sinew. It has feather fletchings and a notched end. [AB [OPS move] 10/10/2017]
Long description: Arrow. With tanged triangular metal head, fixed into a wooden shaft bound with sinew. It has feather fletchings and a notched end. For the associated objects see 1966.1.372 .1 - .18 [AB [OPS move] 10/10/2017]
Geographical reference: Kenya
Africa > Eastern Africa > Kenya
Cultural groups: Kamba
Person: Field collector Unknown Collector; PRM source Ipswich Museum; PRM source Patricia Margaret Maclaren Butler
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1966
Date collected: By 1966
Acquisition information: Purchased: 1966
Materials and processes: Material Wood Plant, Material Sinew, Material Bird Feather, Process Bound, Process Notched, Process Fletched, Process Forged (Metal)
Dimensions: Depth: max 17 mm, Width: max 23 mm, Length: max 541 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1966.1.372.10

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