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1884.140.839

Iron multibarbed arrowhead on cane shaft with bound and nocked end [RTS 6/7/2005].

1884.140.839

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Collection type
Object
Description
Iron multibarbed arrowhead on cane shaft with bound and nocked end [RTS 6/7/2005].
Geographical reference
South Sudan
Africa > Eastern Africa > South Sudan
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1858?, uncertain
Date collected
By 1858?
Acquisition information
Donated: 1884 Found unentered: 06/07/2005
Materials and processes
Material Iron Metal, Material Cane Plant, Process Carved
Dimensions
Length: max 659 mm, Weight 29.3 g
Object numbers
Accession number: 1884.140.839 PR Cat other PR nos: 689
Research and responses

Although marked 'fig. 83', this is not the actual arrowhead illustrated in the Pitt Rivers 1874 catalogue [RTS 7/7/2005].

Search terms: Archery Weapon, Hunting, Arrow

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