Arrow poisoned with aconite. The shaft of the arrow is made from cane with metal arrow head inserted in one end. [FB 20/01/2014]

Collection type: Object
Description: Arrow poisoned with aconite. The shaft of the arrow is made from cane with metal arrow head inserted in one end. [FB 20/01/2014]
Long description: Arrow poisoned with aconite. The shaft of the arrow is made from cane with metal arrow head inserted in one end. The arrow head is triangular and tanged. The shaft of the arrow head is bound with resin and aconite poison. [FB 20/01/2014]
Geographical reference: China
Asia > Eastern Asia > China; Zhejiang Province Ningbo
Person: Field collector Henry Edward Laver; PRM source Henry Edward Laver
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1914
Date collected: By 1914
Acquisition information: Donated: 1914
Materials and processes: Material Cane Plant, Material Metal, Material Resin Plant, Process Bound, Process Forged (Metal)
Dimensions: Width: max 15 mm, Length: max 345 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1914.4.11
Research and responses: A sample of the poisoned section from this object was taken by Dr Valentina Borgia from the McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research, University of Cambridge, on 28th January 2015. The sample was taken by rubbing a cotton wool swab moistened with deionised water over the suspected poison. The appearance of the object following sampling was unchanged. The sample will be analysed using gas-chromatography/mass spectroscopy to detect the alkaloids and main components of the poisonous substances. [HR 28/01/2015]

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