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- Museum number
- Am1962,01.317.e-f
- Description
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Register 1962:
A group of two large and metal-headed arrows, possibly for hunting 'pumas'. See also Am1962,01.317a (quiver).
- Curator's comments
- Register 1962:
Quiver [Am1962,01.317a] contains 54 arrows: 3 metal headed harpoons, one large and two small [Am1962,01.317b-d]; two large ('Puma') metal headed arrows [Am1962,01.317e-f]; five smaller metal headed arrows [Am1962,01.317g-j]; one very small metal headed arrow [Am1962,01.317k]; and one barbed nail headed arrow [Am1962,01.317l]; the remainder are barbed or multiple hardwood points bound in cane shafts [Am1962,01.317m]. All with minor variations in the binding.
CA10b, CASACARA. See 284,285,286, 291-296 [Am1962,01.284-286, 291-296].
- Location
- Not on display
- Acquisition date
- 1962
- Department
- Africa, Oceania and the Americas
- Registration number
- Am1962,01.317.e-f