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2018.39.1

Arrow with wooden shaft and wide blunt head. [MJD 14/03/2013]


2018.39.1

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Collection type
Object
Description
Arrow with wooden shaft and wide blunt head. [MJD 14/03/2013]
Long description
Arrow with wooden shaft and wide blunt head. The shaft tapers towards the tail end. The feathers are cut and stuck on the side of the shaft. There are a mixture of characters in Korean painted at the tail end of the arrow. [FB 8/2/2018]
Person
Field collector Charles James Longman
PRM source Charles James Longman
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1907
Date collected
By 1907
Acquisition information
Found unentered: 08/02/2018
Materials and processes
Material Wood Plant, Material Bird Feather, Material Glue, Material Pigment, Material Iron Metal, Process Carved, Process Bound, Process Notched, Process Fletched, Process Painted, Process Glued
Dimensions
Depth: max 12 mm, Width: max 14 mm, Length: max 875 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 2018.39.1

Search terms: Archery Weapon, Sport, Arrow