Arrow
Arrow possibly from the Solomon Islands with a bamboo shaft with no flights or notches for 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: | AAA2782 |
---|---|
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: 1080 mm |