Arrow with bamboo shaft and iron head. For associated quiver and arrows see [1932.59.3 .1

Collection type: Object
Description: Arrow with bamboo shaft and iron head. For associated quiver and arrows see [1932.59.3 .1 - .13] [EH [OPS move] 9/10/2017]
Long description: Arrow with bamboo shaft and iron head. The shaft is notched at the nock end, and is bound with sinew at both ends and in two places along the shaft. Where the shaft meets the head, the arrow has been covered with tape so that only part of the head is visible, perhaps to cover the poison. The head appears to be triangular pointed and barbed. [EH [OPS move] 9/10/2017]
Geographical reference: Cameroon
Africa > Central Africa > Cameroon; Garoua
Person: Field collector Percy Horace Gordon Powell-Cotton; PRM source Percy Horace Gordon Powell-Cotton
Date / Period: Date made: Before 08/1931
Date collected: August 1931
Acquisition information: Donated: 1932
Materials and processes: Material Iron Metal, Material Poison, Material Bamboo Plant, Material Sinew, Material Synthetic, Process Bound, Process Notched, Process Carved
Dimensions: Length: max 608 mm, Width: max 11 mm, Depth: max 8 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1932.59.3.13 Other numbers: 170

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