Arrow with wooden shaft and iron head. For associated quiver and arrows see [2017.255.1 .1

Collection type: Object
Description: Arrow with wooden shaft and iron head. For associated quiver and arrows see [2017.255.1 .1 - .16]. [EH [OPS move] 30/10/2017]
Long description: Arrow with wooden shaft and iron head. The head is paddle shaped, with rows of smaller barbs running down both sides of the tang. The shaft is bound with sinew where it meets the head. At the opposite end, the shaft is notched and fletched with feathers. Between the feathers, the shaft is bound with plant fibre string. For associated quiver and arrows see [2017.255.1 .1 - .16]. [EH [OPS move] 30/10/2017]
Geographical reference: Uganda
Africa > Eastern Africa > Uganda
Person: Maker Unknown Maker; Field collector Unknown Collector; PRM source Stevens Auction Rooms
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1906
Date collected: by 1906
Acquisition information: Purchased: 1906 Found unentered: 25/10/2017
Materials and processes: Material Wood Plant, Material Iron Metal, Material Sinew, Material Bird Feather, Material Plant Fibre Yarn, Process Carved, Process Fletched, Process Forged (Metal), Process Bound, Process Notched
Dimensions: Depth: max 15 mm, Width: max 16 mm, Length: max 575 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 2017.255.1.16

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