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1886.1.501.18

Quiver. [BS [OPS move] 12/10/2017]

1886.1.501.18

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Collection type
Object
Description
Quiver. [BS [OPS move] 12/10/2017]
Long description
Quiver. Leather cylinder with a longitudinal seam. The base is formed of a moulded leather cap and is decorated with tooled lines. There are two leather straps attached around the middle. [BS [OPS move] 12/10/2017]
Cultural groups
Khoe-San
Date / Period
Date made: On or before 1815
Date collected
?1810 - 1815
Acquisition information
Transferred: 09/02/1886
Materials and processes
Material Animal Hide Skin, Process Stitched, Process Knotted, Process Moulded, Process Tooled
Dimensions
Width: max 74 mm, Length: max 701 mm, Depth: max 67 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1886.1.501.18
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]

Search terms: Archery Weapon, Quiver

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