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1933.26.12.6

Arrow with triangular iron head and wooden shaft. For associated quiver and arrows [1933.26.12 .1 - .13] [EH [OPS move] 11/10/2017]

1933.26.12.6

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Collection type
Object
Description
Arrow with triangular iron head and wooden shaft. For associated quiver and arrows [1933.26.12 .1 - .13] [EH [OPS move] 11/10/2017]
Long description
Arrow with triangular iron head and wooden shaft. The long tang is coated in black resin, probably poison. At the head end, the shaft is bound with sinew. At the other end, the shaft is notched, bound with sinew and fletched with feathers. On the other side of the fletching, the shaft has been bound with red ?sinew or ?paper. [EH [OPS move] 11/10/2017]
Geographical reference
Kenya
Africa > Eastern Africa > Kenya
Cultural groups
Kikuyu
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1933
Date collected
By 1933
Acquisition information
Donated: 1933
Materials and processes
Material Iron Metal, Material Poison, Material Wood Plant, Material Bird Feather, Material Resin Plant, Material Paper Plant, Process Carved, Process Fletched, Process Notched
Dimensions
Width: max 16 mm, Depth: max 15 mm, Length: max 645 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1933.26.12.6

Search terms: Archery Weapon, Arrow, Poison

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