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Start Over Object class Arrows (projectiles) Collection place Luzon Island, Luzon island group, Philippines
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Arrow, accession number 10-315, described as Arrow, feathered, wood and brass point; 34 1/2 inches long.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Arrow, accession number 10-2700, no description available.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Arrow, accession number 10-1339, described as Cane arrow; wooden square 4 barbed prong point 3” long; black & brown striped feathers; 54 1/2” long; a bird arrow. For shooting small birds a bamboo arrow is used. One end is split a little way, 5 or 6”, into 3, 4, or 5 sections. These are sharpened and notched and are held apart by small wedges securely fixed by wrappings of cord. If the bird is not impaled on one of the sharp points it may be held in the fork. See Wm. A. Reed, Negriots of Zambales, p. 47 and Pl. XLII, figs. 2,3,4
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Arrow, accession number 10-2564, no description available.
Hearst Museum object titled Arrow, accession number 10-316, described as Arrow, blunt point; wood shaft; plaited rattan at end; 24 1/4 inches long.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Arrow, accession number 10-1326, described as Cane arrow; point missing; small grey feathers; 41 3/8” long
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Arrow, accession number 10-1325, described as Cane arrow; metal heart shaped point 11/2”long; no feathers but evidence of some still shows; 371/2” long.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Arrow, accession number 10-2565, no description available.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Arrow, accession number 10-1333, described as Cane arrow; metal point with top prong 6” long; golden feathers with dark brown spots; etching on cane shaft and top of metal point; fancy woven fibre haft; 39 1/4” long. The war arrows, in addition to having more elaborately barbed points, are further embellished by incised decorations the entire length of the shaft. These incisions consist simply of a series of lines into which dirt has been rubbed so that they offer a striking contrast to the white surface of the arrow. See Wm. A. Reed, Negritos of Zambales, p. 44.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Arrow, accession number 10-1331, described as Cane arrow; metal leaf shaped point 6” long; black and brown striped feathers; 41 3/4” long

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