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

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. For the associated objects see [1927.19.2 .1 - .27] [MJD 02/06/2014]
Geographical reference: South Africa
Africa > Southern Africa > South Africa; Botswana
Africa > Southern Africa > Botswana; Kalahari
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, Material Poison, Process Carved, Process Bound, Process Notched
Dimensions: Depth: max 5 mm, Length: max 643 mm, Width: max 7 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1927.19.2.19

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