Arrow
Arrow possibly from the Solomon Islands with a bamboo shaft with no flights or notches for a bowstring but painted with black striped decoration. Bone barbs are secured by lashing of fine grass. The barbed end is painted red with white triangles.
Object Details
ID: | AAA2778 |
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Collection: | World Cultures |
Type: | Arrow |
Display location: | Not on display |
Vessels: | Mercury 1913 (HMS) |
Date made: | 19th century |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Caird Collection |
Measurements: | Overall: 1150 mm |
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