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1906.79.6.4

Arrow. For the associated quiver see [1906.79.6 .1] and arrows see [1906.79.6 .2 - .8] [BS [OPS move] 13/10/2017]

1906.79.6.4

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Collection type
Object
Description
Arrow. For the associated quiver see [1906.79.6 .1] and arrows see [1906.79.6 .2 - .8] [BS [OPS move] 13/10/2017]
Long description
Arrow with bamboo shaft, square metal tip and notched nock. Fletched with brown and white feathers and bound with ?plant fibre string at the nock end of the shaft. Band of lighter coloured bamboo at the head end of the shaft. For the associated quiver see [1906.79.6 .1] and arrows see [1906.79.6 .2 - .8] [BS [OPS move] 13/10/2017]
Person
Field collector S. Wakefield
PRM source S. Wakefield
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1906
Date collected
Before 1906
Acquisition information
Purchased: 1906
Materials and processes
Material Bamboo Plant, Material Bird Feather, Material Bark Fibre Plant, Process Carved, Process Bound, Process Fletched, Process Notched
Dimensions
Depth: max 15 mm, Width: max 18 mm, Length: max 851 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1906.79.6.4

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