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1992.19.71.5

Arrow. For the associated quiver see [1992.19.71 .1 &.8] and the associated arrows see [1992.19.71 .2 - .7] [BS [OPS move] 13/10/2017]

1992.19.71.5

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Collection type
Object
Description
Arrow. For the associated quiver see [1992.19.71 .1 &.8] and the associated arrows see [1992.19.71 .2 - .7] [BS [OPS move] 13/10/2017]
Long description
Arrow with cane shaft and lozenge shaped metal head with short tang socketed into the shaft and bound with sinew. The opposite end is nocked and fletched. For the associated quiver see [1992.19.71 .1 &.8] and the associated arrows see [1992.19.71 .2 - .7] [BS [OPS move] 13/10/2017]
Geographical reference
Uganda
Africa > Eastern Africa > Uganda
Karamoja District
Cultural groups
Karamojong
Person
Field collector Gordon Peter Waddell
PRM source Pippa Philpott
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1950
Date collected
circa 1950 - 1970
Acquisition information
Donated: 31/07/1992
Materials and processes
Material Cane Plant, Material Metal, Material Bird Feather, Process Notched, Process Fletched, Process Forged (Metal), Process Socketed
Dimensions
Depth: max 17 mm, Width: max 16 mm, Length: max 892 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1992.19.71.5

Search terms: Archery Weapon, Arrow

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