Bamboo quiver with cap and and cane sling. For attached basketry case with spare bow string see [1928.69.1481 .2 - .3] and for arrows found in quiver [1928.69.1481 .4

Collection type: Object
Description: Bamboo quiver with cap and and cane sling. For attached basketry case with spare bow string see [1928.69.1481 .2 - .3] and for arrows found in quiver [1928.69.1481 .4 - .12] [EH [OPS move] 13/9/2017]
Long description: Quiver, consisting of ?burnt tube of bamboo, open at one end, with two loops of twisted plant fibre inserted through perforations in the bamboo. Threaded through these hoops are plant fibre bands, some bound together and others twisted. A strip of cane is attached to the hoops to form a handle or sling. Basketry case [1928.69.1481 .2] is connected to the side of the bamboo tube. Lid of ?bamboo bark around bamboo core, with two lines of plaited plant fibre cord and wire binding.[EH [OPS move] 13/9/2017]
Geographical reference: India
Asia > Southern Asia > India; Arunachal Pradesh Sadiya Frontier Tract
Cultural groups: Rengma Naga
Person: Field collector James Philip Mills; PRM source James Philip Mills
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1931
Date collected: 1931
Acquisition information: Donated: 1931, uncertain
Materials and processes: Material Bamboo Plant, Material Wood Plant, Material Plant Spathe, Material Cane Plant, Material Metal Wire, Process Burnt, Process Carved, Process Plaited, Process Twisted, Process Bound
Dimensions: Depth: max 80 mm, Width: max 140 mm, Length: max 695 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1928.69.1481.1

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