Arrow with reed shaft, bone foreshaft and black substance covered head with metal tip. [MJD 20/12/2013]

Collection type: Object
Description: Arrow with reed shaft, bone foreshaft and black substance covered head with metal tip. [MJD 20/12/2013]
Long description: Arrow with reed shaft, bone foreshaft and black substance covered head with metal tip. The tail end of the shaft is notched. There are bands of sinew tied around the tail end and intersections between the shaft, foreshaft and tip. [MJD 20/12/2013]
Geographical reference: Southern Africa
Africa > Southern Africa
Cultural groups: Khoe-San
Person: Other owner Anna Burchell; Field collector William John Burchell; PRM source Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1815, uncertain Date made: 1656, uncertain
Date collected: ?1810 - 1815 or 1656
Acquisition information: Transferred: 01/12/1886
Materials and processes: Material Reed Plant, Material Animal Bone, Material Iron Metal, Material Poison, Material Animal Sinew, Process Bound, Process Notched, Process Covered
Dimensions: Length: max 429 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1886.1.501.12
Research and responses: William John Burchell was collecting in southern Africa between 1810 - 1815 and in South America between 1826 - 1829, see Biographies file for further information [AP 20/1/99]
This object was looked at by Margaret Veall (D.Phil Candidate, School of Archaeology, University of Oxford) and Justin Pargeter (Stony Brook University). The visit took place July 17th 2015. [NC 23/07/2015]