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Arrow - reed shaft, barbed iron point, poisoned with "riga"
Arrow - reed shaft, barbed iron point, poisoned with "riga"
Object Number 40-24-50/5020
Display Title Arrow - reed shaft, barbed iron point, poisoned with "riga"
Descriptions
Object Description Arrow - reed shaft, barbed iron point, poisoned with "riga"
Inventory Description Arrow, pointed barbed metal blade, resin coated stem, reed shaft, fiber wrap
Classification
  • Arrow
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Zande
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
Additional Geographic Terms Anglo-Egyptian Sudan: Tambura, near
Materials Reed, Metal, Resin, Fiber
Dimensions Overall: 52.3 x 1 x 0.9 cm (20 9/16 x 3/8 x 3/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 40-24-50/5020

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