Arrow. Made from bamboo, the tip of which has been notched and bound with plant fibre. The other end has a nock carved into the bamboo. [SB [OPS move] 12/9/2017]

Collection type: Object
Description: Arrow. Made from bamboo, the tip of which has been notched and bound with plant fibre. The other end has a nock carved into the bamboo. [SB [OPS move] 12/9/2017]
Long description: Arrow. Made from bamboo, the tip of which has been notched and bound with plant fibre. The other end has a nock carved into the bamboo. There is a greyish green powder present at the nock end of the arrow. There are remains of a crystalized substance at the end. For the corresponding quiver, arrows and strap see [1913.12.12 .1 - .15] [SB [OPS move] 12/9/2017]
Geographical reference: India
Asia > Southern Asia > India; Assam Akka
Person: Field collector Unknown Collector; PRM source Alfred Walter Francis Fuller
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1912
Date collected: By 1912
Acquisition information: Donated: 1913
Materials and processes: Material Bamboo Plant, Material Plant Leaf, Material Plant Fibre, Process Fletched, Process Notched
Dimensions: Diameter: max 5 mm, Length: max 539 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1913.12.12.6

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