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1927.19.2.16

Arrow with reed shaft, bone foreshaft and bone head, stored in 1927.19.1. [MJD 02/06/2014]

1927.19.2.16

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Collection type
Object
Description
Arrow with reed shaft, bone foreshaft and bone head, stored in 1927.19.1. [MJD 02/06/2014]
Long description
Arrow with reed shaft, bone foreshaft and bone head. The bone tip is pointed. The head is covered with an unknown substance (poison?). The tail end is notched. The tail end and intersections between the shaft and foreshaft are bound with sinew. The intersection between the foreshaft and head is supported with reed and bound with sinew. [MJD 02/06/2014]
Person
Field collector James Sligo Jameson
PRM source Contessa Pes di Villamarina
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1927
Date collected
By 1927
Acquisition information
Donated: 1927
Materials and processes
Material Reed Plant, Material Bone, Material Animal Sinew, Process Carved, Process Bound, Process Notched
Dimensions
Length: max 642 mm, Diameter: max 6 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1927.19.2.16

Search terms: Archery Weapon, Arrow

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