The object is a hybrid tool with an arrowhead and a spear shaft. It is a weapon weapon with which the Ovaherero and the Ovambo protected themselves, their families and their animals and hunted wild animals. In the Ovambo culture the belief that a man should never walk empty-handed, but should always carry hands, but must always carry his bow and arrows or a stick ("odibo") with him at all times. The string makes it easier to hang and and carrying the weapon on the body (Ausiku 2017). the exact circumstances of acquisition remain unclear (as of 2023). unclear. Due to the presumed colonial context of the collection, the object is the object should still be categorised categorised as sensitive.