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1909.21.7.18

Bamboo arrow with notched head. For associated quiver and other arrows in set see [1909.21.7 .1 - .26]. [EH [OPS move] 20/9/2017]

1909.21.7.18

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Collection type
Object
Description
Bamboo arrow with notched head. For associated quiver and other arrows in set see [1909.21.7 .1 - .26]. [EH [OPS move] 20/9/2017]
Long description
Arrow, consisting of bamboo shaft, notched head, palm leaf fletching and bluntly curved nock. The head has a pointed tip, and is partially coated in black resin, probably poison. The shaft is bound with plant fibre at the nock end. [EH [OPS move] 20/9/2017]
Geographical reference
India
Asia > Southern Asia > India
Nagaland
Cultural groups
Naga
Person
Field collector Robert Gosset Woodthorpe
PRM source Edward Thomas Wilson
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1898
Date collected
By 1898
Acquisition information
Donated: 1909
Materials and processes
Material Bamboo Plant, Material Plant Fibre Yarn, Material Palm Leaf Plant, Material Poison, Material Resin Plant, Process Bound, Process Carved, Process Fletched
Dimensions
Depth: max 5 mm, Width: max 16 mm, Length: max 619 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1909.21.7.18

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