Quiver and arrows

Maker
Unknown Maker
Description
Long leather quiver housing three arrows. Long leather tassel/fringe at bottom end and an opening at the top end of the quiver. A large seam runs up the side. The arrows all have a bamboo body and metal head with natural fibre binding. The bamboo has a small shaped prong at the end where it accommodates a bow. The arrows all have a slightly different shaped metal head; .4 is a barbed tip.
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Object detail

Maker
Media/Materials
Wooden quiver covered in leather. Bamboo and metal arrows with natural fibre binding.
Measurements
770 x 65 x 45mm - Quiver [.1] HxWxD [verified]
575 x 10 x 7mm - Arrow [.2] HxWxD [verified]
600 x 10 x 8mm - Arrow [.3] HxWxD [verified]
585 x 25 x 5mm - Arrow [.4] HxWxD [verified]
Production place
Nigeria
Collection
Ethnology
Department collection type
Ethnology
Credit line
Collection of Waikato Museum Te Whare Taonga o Waikato
Accession number
1967/173/2

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