Arrow

Museum number:
5-6938
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21050006938
Accession number:
Acc.2155
Description:
Arrow; cane shaft with feathers wrapped with red raffia; iron head wrapped with sinew; l. 61 cm; dia l. cm; head l. 12 cm.
Donor:
Ronald J. Clarke and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Ukambani, Kenya
Verbatim coll. place:
Kamba
Culture or time period:
Kamba
Collector:
Ronald J. Clarke
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Arrows (projectiles)
Function:
1.1 Hunting and Fishing
Accession date:
1966
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Arrow, accession number 5-6938, described as Arrow; cane shaft with feathers wrapped with red raffia; iron head wrapped with sinew; l. 61 cm; dia l. cm; head l. 12 cm.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Arrow, accession number 5-6938, described as Arrow; cane shaft with feathers wrapped with red raffia; iron head wrapped with sinew; l. 61 cm; dia l. cm; head l. 12 cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Arrow, accession number 5-6938, described as Arrow; cane shaft with feathers wrapped with red raffia; iron head wrapped with sinew; l. 61 cm; dia l. cm; head l. 12 cm.

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