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1892.4.5.1

Quiver with three compartments. For associated arrows and wrist guard see [1892.4.5 .2 - .9] [EH [OPS move] 28/9/2017]


1892.4.5.1

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Collection type
Object
Description
Quiver with three compartments. For associated arrows and wrist guard see [1892.4.5 .2 - .9] [EH [OPS move] 28/9/2017]
Long description
Quiver, consisting of woven basketry pouch with a frame made from bamboo strips, and and two bamboo tubes. The strips used to construct the pouch have been woven to create a striped pattern. Both tubes have lids constructed from plaited plant fibre with ?resin coating, connected by twisted plant fibre cords to the body of the tubes. The smaller of the two tubes is connected to the outside of the basketry pouch, and a black feather has been inserted at the join. The larger of these tubes in attached inside the pouch, and contained arrows [1892.4.5 .3 - .7 & .9]. A rectangular strap constructed from basketry woven in a chevron pattern is attached to the sides of the basketry pouch. [EH [OPS move] 28/9/2017]
Geographical reference
Chin Hills
Cultural groups
Thado
Person
Field collector Edward Spence Hastings
PRM source Edward Spence Hastings
PRM source Moreton John Walhouse
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1892
Date collected
By 1892
Acquisition information
Donated: 02/1892
Materials and processes
Material Bamboo Plant, Material Plant Fibre, Material Bird Feather, Material Resin Plant, Process Woven, Process Basketry, Process Carved, Process Twisted, Process Plaited
Dimensions
Width: max 240 mm, Length: max 695 mm including strap, Depth: max 74 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1892.4.5.1

Search terms: Basketry, Archery Weapon, Quiver, Lid