- Collection type
- Object
- Description
- Ceremonial/ornamental arrow, carved from a single piece of wood with flat leaf-shaped blade and slight notch in butt. [SM (Verve) 14/05/2015]
- Geographical reference
- Little Andaman
- Date / Period
- Date made: Before 1929
- Date collected
- By 1929
- Acquisition information
- Transferred: 1932
- Materials and processes
- Material Palm Wood Plant, Material Wood Plant, Process Carved, Process Notched
- Dimensions
- Depth: max 8 mm, Width: max 25 mm, Length: max 1090 mm
- Object numbers
- Accession number: 1932.89.34
Search terms: Archery Weapon, Ornament, Ritual and Ceremonial, Arrow, Ceremonial Object
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