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1928.69.1481.6

Arrow. See [1928.69.1481 .1 - .3] for associated quiver, and [1928.69.1481 .4 - .12] for arrows. [EH [OPS move] 13/9/2017]

1928.69.1481.6

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Collection type
Object
Description
Arrow. See [1928.69.1481 .1 - .3] for associated quiver, and [1928.69.1481 .4 - .12] for arrows. [EH [OPS move] 13/9/2017]
Long description
Arrow, with light coloured cane shaft and broad barbed rounded iron head, the top of the shaft caked in poison. The other end of the arrow is fletched with black and white feathers (predominantly black) and terminates in a carved nock, bound with plant fibre. [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 Cane Plant, Material Iron Metal, Material Bird Feather, Material Poison, Material Plant Fibre Yarn, Process Fletched, Process Notched, Process Bound
Dimensions
Depth: max 8 mm, Width: max 22 mm, Length: max 640 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1928.69.1481.6

Search terms: Archery Weapon, Arrow, Poison