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Quiver with poisoned arrows

Historical main catalogue: "a) Quiver ("ndusk") made of bottle gourd 20.5 cm lg. b-e) 4 arrows for war, unpoisoned 39-45 cm lg. f) unfinished arrow shaft. g-l) 5 arrows for hunting, poisoned (2 without points) ca 75 cm lg. War arrows: Wooden shaft, inserted iron tip, the tip of the hunting arrows is inserted in a wooden [...] piece. Fletching the same for all: feather vanes, bent at the bottom, wound at the top and bottom. War arrows have 5 wings, hunting arrows have 5-6 wings. Tumbili, Issansu"

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Ethnologisches Museum
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Object type
Quiver with poisoned arrows
Dimensions
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Height: 82,5 cm
Width: 6 cm
Depth: 5,5 cm
Weight: 0,3 kg
Material/Technique
Pumpkin peel, Iron, Feathers , Wood, Leather , Toxic substance
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
III E 8539 a-l

Provenance and sources

where
Tanzania [Land/Region]
who
Glauning, Hans - Collectors

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