Arrow. Made from bamboo, the tip of which has been slightly notched and is bound with very fine sections of plant fibre. [SB [OPS move] 12/9/2017]

Collection type: Object
Description: Arrow. Made from bamboo, the tip of which has been slightly notched and is bound with very fine sections of plant fibre. [SB [OPS move] 12/9/2017]
Long description: Arrow. Made from bamboo, the tip of which has been slightly notched and is bound with very fine sections of plant fibre. The other end has remnants of leaf fletching and has been carved to form the nock. There are also sections of bound plant fibre at this end. 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: Depth: max 5 mm, Width: max 9 mm, Length: max 535 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1913.12.12.9