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3 arrows to let cattle go to the vein. The arrow has a rounded iron point, leather-covered up to the cutting edge and a featherless wooden shaft with U-shaped notches. a=for cattle, b+c=for calves, sheep or goats.

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Ethnologisches Museum
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Cultural attribution
Massai
Object type
Arrows (livestock)
Dimensions
Gewicht: (a) 0,02 kg
Höhe x Breite x Tiefe: (c) 43,5 x 1,2 x 0,9 cm
Objektmaß: cm L:ca.52 cm
Höhe x Breite x Tiefe: (a) 52 x 1,7 x 1,2 cm
Gewicht: (c) 0,02 kg
Höhe x Breite x Tiefe: (b) 41,7 x 1,2 x 0,8 cm
Gewicht: (b) 0,02 kg
Material/Technique
Iron, Leather , Wood
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
III E 12957 a-c

Provenance and sources

where
Tanzania [Land]
Kenya [Land]
who
Massai

who
A[lfred] C[laud.] Hollis - Collectors

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CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED
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