Bow. small and slander; palmwood with fibrous string and wrapping. Length: 125.5 centimeters. b) reed arrow with broken iron tip; bound both ends with vegetal fiber; length 145.3 centimeters. c) Reed arrow with barbed iron tip; bound and gummed at both ends. Length: 132.5 centimeters.
Donor:
David H. Eichorn
Collection place:
El Dorado, Venezuela
Culture or time period:
Arecuna
Collector:
David H. Eichorn
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Arrows (projectiles) and Bows (weapons)
Accession date:
1967
Department:
South America (except Ancient Peru)
Loans:
S1969-1970 #121: Berkeley High School (May 14, 1970–June 23, 1970), S1969-1970 #26: Berkeley High School (September 22, 1969–November 24, 1969), S1970-1971 #23: Berkeley High School (October 1, 1970–November 25, 1970), and S1973-1974 #14: Berkeley High School/David H. Eichorn (September 12, 1973–October 12, 1973)