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1966.1.373.12

Arrow. With leaf-shaped iron head and wooden shaft. The head and feather fletchings are bound to the shaft with sinew. [AB [OPS move] 10/10/2017]

1966.1.373.12

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Collection type
Object
Description
Arrow. With leaf-shaped iron head and wooden shaft. The head and feather fletchings are bound to the shaft with sinew. [AB [OPS move] 10/10/2017]
Long description
Arrow. With leaf-shaped iron head and wooden shaft. The head and feather fletchings are bound to the shaft with sinew. See 1966.1.373 .1 & .2 for the associated quiver and cap, see 1966.1.373 .3 - .23 for the associated arrows. [AB [OPS move] 10/10/2017]
Geographical reference
Eastern Africa
Africa > Eastern Africa
Cultural groups
Kamba
Person
Field collector G. Cobbold
Field collector G.F. Cobbold
Field collector Curry E. Cobbold
PRM source Ipswich Museum
PRM source Patricia Margaret Maclaren Butler
Date / Period
Date made: Possibly before 1945
Date collected
?By 1945
Acquisition information
Purchased: 1966
Materials and processes
Material Bird Feather, Material Sinew, Material Wood Plant, Material Iron Metal, Process Bound, Process Fletched, Process Notched
Dimensions
Depth: max 21 mm, Width: max 18 mm, Length: max 548 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1966.1.373.12 Other numbers: [1945.103]

Search terms: Archery Weapon, Arrow

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