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Object Number
56-57-50/9873
Display Title
Poisoned arrows and poisoned arrow points
Descriptions
Object Description
Poisoned arrows and poisoned arrow points
Inventory Description
Arrows, three bamboo shafts and one arrow head, brown glass jar with poison?
Classification
- Arrow
- Raw Material
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- San
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
Additional Geographic Terms
Africa, Southwest: Samangaigai; Gautscha Pan, 75 mi. North from
Materials
Wood, Metal, Thread, Bamboo, Sinew
Dimensions
Overall: 13.2 x 0.4 x 0.4 cm (5 3/16 x 3/16 x 3/16 in.)
Quantity
17
Label on object
56-57-50/9873
Provenance
Expedition
Peabody Museum Southwest Africa Expedition
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18-19-50/B2056 | Arrows, bone points poisoned |
Arrow
Pouch |
South Africa
| |
| 18-19-50/B2056.1 | Arrows, bone points poisoned |
Arrow
Pouch |
South Africa
| |
| 18-19-50/B2059 | Arrows, poisoned points |
Arrow
Pouch |
South Africa
| |
| 23-47-70/D1775 | Arrows (points of human bone and all poisoned) |
Arrow
|
Solomon islands
| |
| 82-26-50/26516 | Poisoned arrows, iron points |
Arrow
|
South Africa
| |
| 47-73-70/2898 | Poisoned arrows - bamboo shaft, carved and painted wooden point |
Arrow
|
Solomon islands
| |
| 37-32-50/2457 | Poisoned reed arrows of cross bow - (cf. 50/2456) poisoned with strophanthus poi |
Arrow
Raw Material |
Cameroon
| |
| 08-25-50/73622.1 | Bow, quiver, and poisoned arrows |
Arrow
Raw Material |
Uganda
| |
| 82-26-50/26515 | Poisoned arrows, bone points |
Arrow
|
South Africa
| |
| 72-20-50/6765 | Arrows with iron points, "poisoned" |
Arrow
|
South Africa
| |
| 13-24-60/85148 | Poisoned arrows |
Arrow
|
Upper Burma
| |
| 99-12-50/53200 | Foreshafts and iron points of poisoned arrows |
Projectile Point
|
South Africa
|