Object class: Projectile weapons / Donor: Beth Harnex MacLafferty Blake / Accession number: Acc.4219 - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

Start Over Object class Projectile weapons Donor Beth Harnex MacLafferty Blake Accession number Acc.4219

Hearst Museum object titled Arrow, accession number 9-17909, described as arrows, bamboo, bundle; bundle of 14 bamboo arrows points are sharpened, split palm spathes in ends; bundle tied with plant fiber; arrows probably used for hunting small game such as birds

Hearst Museum object titled Arrows, accession number 9-17913a-e, described as arrows, bamboo; bamboo arrows with banana palm (?) fletching; palm set into splits at end of arrows held in by two bands of plant fiber on either end of split; points are sharpened to small points; look as though arrows have been burned or smoked; (a) lost banana palm; (c&d) have only half of banana palm attached; small arrows probably used for small game such as birds

Hearst Museum object titled Bow and arrows, accession number 9-17912a-f, described as quiver and arrows; quiver (a): bambo; arrows (b-f): bamboo, fletched with banana palm (?) bound with plant fiber into split on end; arrow bodies are flat on one side, curved concavely on other; ends sharpened to small point, looks like may have been fire hardened

Hearst Museum object titled Cross bow, accession number 9-17911, described as stock; stock from cross bow made of hard wood, reddish stain; trigger is separate piece tightly fitted into rest of stock; cloth strip through trigger

Hearst Museum object titled Crossbow and arrows, accession number 9-17908a-n, described as cross bow and arrows; cross bow, stock (a) and bow (b): dark stained hard wood; stock (a) has bone trigger (?); arrows (c-n): light weight dark stained wood; one side flattened; split palm leaf wedged in end; arrow ends sharpened to small point; each arrow has 2 or 3 horizontal lines on end; cross bow used probably for hunting small game such as birds

Hearst Museum object titled Quiver and arrows, accession number 9-17914a-q, described as Quiver and arrow; quiver (a): bamboo with several strands of thin rattan wrapped around, knotted to commercial elastic loop; arrows (b-q) : bamboo, barbed, flat on one site, curved concavely on other; ends fletched with banana palm leaf (?) set into split, bound with thin plant fiber; arrow (b) unbarbed; quiver has some lengthwise cracks. a. :39 cm Length; b-q: average 44 cm Length.