Arrow with leaf fletching and metal head. Tied in a bundle with [1909.21.8 .14 - .15] For associated quiver and arrows see [1909.21.8 .1

Collection type: Object
Description: Arrow with leaf fletching and metal head. Tied in a bundle with [1909.21.8 .14 - .15] For associated quiver and arrows see [1909.21.8 .1 - .15] [EH [OPS move] 22/9/2017]
Long description: Arrow consisting of cane shaft, leaf fletching and metal head with fluted barbs. The head end of the shaft and the metal tang are coated in black residue, possibly poison. The nock is notched, and the shaft is bound with plant fibre at the notched end. [EH [OPS move] 22/9/2017]
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 Cane Plant, Material Plant Leaf, Material Plant Fibre, Material Metal, Material Poison, Process Carved, Process Fletched, Process Bound, Process Notched
Dimensions: Depth: max 10 mm, Width: max 24 mm, Length: max 540 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1909.21.8.13

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