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This collection item does not have a name in the language of origin. If you know the name or have comments, use this form to contact the data-providing institution.
This artefact is a
(Herero) hunting spear made of wood with barbs on one side. It was used for
hunting birds and soft-skinned small animals and for fishing.
fishing. Because of their design, some consider these arrows more suitable for
for fishing rather than bird hunting, as the pierced fish is held on the spear by the barbs.
barbs on the spear. It is also noteworthy that
that some (preserved) Ovambo arrows from the 19th and 20th centuries are
are designed in the same way (see Allan, Bradfield & Lombard
2016). The basic Ovambo arrow shape was already well established before their
well established before their arrival in Namibia and was also influenced by contact with
with earlier cultures in Namibia such as the Hai‖om (Allan, Bradfield & Lombard
significantly influenced (Allan, Bradfield & Lombard 2016).
It is possible that the other cultures in Namibia were influenced by the construction
of the Ovambo weapons, so that they adopted this arrow shape for a spear.
spear. As the object has no visible
book marks on the end of the object, it can be ruled out that it is an arrow
arrow whose nock has been lost due to age and/or handling.
The collector and the exact circumstances of the acquisition
circumstances of acquisition remain unclear (processing status: 2023).
Due to the presumed colonial context of the collection, the object should
still be categorised as sensitive.
Allan Chrislyn, Justin Bradfield, & Marlize
Lombard, 2016: The form and function of Ovambo arrows: Exploring
agro-pastoralist hunting technology, Journal of Anthropological
Archaeology 44
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Funding
The project "Provenance and History of
the Mylau/Reichenbach Ethnological Collection" was 2022/23 funded by the
Center for the Loss of Cultural Assets, the State Office for Museums Saxony
and the Vogtland-Zwickau cultural area.
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Arrow
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B02958 Spoon
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Knife with sheath
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Doll
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Spoon
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Headband
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B03044 Neck jewellery
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Hunting Bag
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Dagger knife
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Container for Body and Hair Cosmetic Butter
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