Arrow with bamboo shaft with bands of burnished linear decoration and a notched end bound with vegetable fibre sealed with resin. Darkend, wooden head with 5 sets of 4 bone barbs (some detatched and missing) bound onto head with vegetable fibre sealed with resin. Section of decorative? vegetable binding below barbs and at base of head. Head and shaft attached with vegetable fibre sealed with resin.
fighting
These objects are only a part of our collections, of which there are more than 350,000 objects. This information comes from our collections database. Some of this is incomplete and there may be errors. This part of the website is also still under construction, so there may be some fields repeated or incorrectly formatted information.
The database retains language taken from historical documents to help research. Please note that some records may feature language and reflect systems of thinking that are outdated and offensive. The database also includes information on objects that are considered secret or sacred by some communities.
If you have any further information about objects in our collections, can suggest corrections to our information or if you see content requiring immediate action, please contact us: enquiry@horniman.ac.uk
