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1993.44.1.17

Arrow. With a barbed iron head and cane shaft. The head has an extending tang, it is bound into the shaft with sinew, the end is notched. [AB [OPS move] 3/10/2017]


1993.44.1.17

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Collection type
Object
Description
Arrow. With a barbed iron head and cane shaft. The head has an extending tang, it is bound into the shaft with sinew, the end is notched. [AB [OPS move] 3/10/2017]
Long description
Arrow. With a barbed iron head and cane shaft. The head has an extending tang, it is bound into the shaft with sinew, the end is notched. See 1993.44.1 .1 for the quiver, 1993.44.1 .2 - .20 for the associated arrows. [AB [OPS move] 3/10/2017]
Geographical reference
Person
Field collector Unknown Collector
PRM source Paul Boughton
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1993
Date collected
By 1993
Acquisition information
Donated: 28/03/1993
Materials and processes
Material Iron Metal, Material Cane Plant, Material Animal Sinew, Material Poison, Process Incised, Process Notched, Process Bound, Process Forged (Metal)
Dimensions
Depth: max 7 mm, Width: max 12 mm, Length: max 624 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1993.44.1.17

Search terms: Archery Weapon, Arrow