Arrow

Museum number:

10-1330

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Accession number:

Acc.1109

Description:

Cane arrow; metal point with top prong 6 3/4” long; fancy woven fibre haft; 2 black & 1 brown feathers; etching on cane shaft and top of metal point; 411/2” 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

Donor:

David P. Barrows

Collection place:

Zambales Province, Central Luzon region, Luzon Island

Culture or time period:

Negrito

Collector:

David P. Barrows

Object type:

ethnography

Object class:

Arrows (projectiles)

Function:

1.1 Hunting and Fishing

Accession date:

1953

Department:

Asia (except western Russia)