Quiver, made from animal hide with bands of reptile skin. For the arrows see 1886.1.497 .2 -.4 [ASh [OPS move] 9/10/2017]

Collection type: Object
Description: Quiver, made from animal hide with bands of reptile skin. For the arrows see 1886.1.497 .2 -.4 [ASh [OPS move] 9/10/2017]
Long description: Quiver, cylindrical in shape, of coarse hide, sewn together up the back and covered with a glutinous, flaky substance. Bound round the top and the bottom with reptile skin, probably snake skin. Leather strap attached and knotted to the back of the quiver. For the associated arrows see 1886.1.497 .2 - .4 [ASh [OPS move] 9/10/2017]
Geographical reference: South Africa
Africa > Southern Africa > South Africa; Cape of Good Hope
Cultural groups: Khoe-San
Person: Field collector H.F. de Lisle; PRM source Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford
Date / Period: Date made: On or before 1827
Date collected: ?On or before 1827
Acquisition information: Transferred: 08/03/1886
Materials and processes: Material Animal Hide Skin, Material Poison, Material Snake Skin Reptile, Process Stitched
Dimensions: Width: max 84 mm, Depth: max 93 mm, Length: max 546 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1886.1.497.1 Other numbers: 5 99

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