Arrow with triangular iron head and wooden shaft. For associated quiver and arrows [1933.26.12 .1

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
Person: Field collector John Glossop Bythesea Le Breton; PRM source John Glossop Bythesea Le Breton
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: Depth: max 16 mm, Length: max 640 mm, Width: max 20 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1933.26.12.8

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