Bamboo arrow with notched head. For associated quiver and other arrows in set see [1909.21.7 .1

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 10 mm, Length: max 630 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1909.21.7.23

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