Object class: Projectile weapons / Collection place: Africa / Function: 5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

Start Over Object class Projectile weapons Collection place Africa Function 5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama

Hearst Museum object titled Arrow, accession number 5-6099, described as Beaded arrow; cylindrical staff notched one end; other end has dark mastic implanted with glass disc. Used by boys just after circumcision to shoot at uncircumcised boys and at girls; found in deserted Masai manyatta (village).

Hearst Museum object titled Bow and arrows, accession number 5-6297, described as 1 bow, 10 arrows

Hearst Museum object titled Throwing knife, accession number 5-4176, described as Throwing knife (mberembere); iron blade with hide-wrapped handle; blade flattened and curved to pt. at upper end; barb in midsection; 62.5 cm long.

Hearst Museum object titled Throwing knife, accession number 5-4174, described as Throwing knife (shengueshe); iron blade with hide-wrapped handle; double-curved blade with spike facing rear; cloth carrying strap; 59 cm long.