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Object Number
2016.14.69
Display Title
Bird arrow
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Arrow, wood shaft, small crack, warpped fiber cordage on both ends, feather fletching, nock end, leaf-shaped metal point
Classification
- Arrow
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1962-1964 or earlier
Culture
- Bahima
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Uganda
Additional Geographic Terms
Ankole Kingdom
Materials
Wood Metal Plant fiber Feather
Dimensions
Overall: 88.5 × 1.5 × 1 cm (34 13/16 × 9/16 × 3/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
2016.14.69
Credit Line
Gift of Elizabeth Hopkins
Provenance
Collector
Dr. Elizabeth Hopkins
(1962-1964)
Donor
Donated by
Dr. Elizabeth Hopkins
(6/30/2016)
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