Context (CMS Context)
See de Souza’s report in UCMAA paper archives for further information about this object and its social context, together with fieldwork photographs relating to the object. The following information is summarized from the report:‘A very distinctive characteristic of the Agta is the great importance hunting activities have to their subsistence as well as to their culture and social systems...nowadays the Agta do not use bow and arrows too frequently for hunting...what they usually do is manufacture their own shooting guns...However, it is important to say that the “pana" is not a museum object for the Agta. There are many hunters, especially the elders, who still prefer to use it than a shooting gun...The “pana" was bought from Berning’s wife, Nailing. She needed some money...". De Souza goes on to say that she found the Agta very reluctant to sell these objects and that if Nailing had not needed the money, she probably would not have sold it.
Event Date 27/5/2003
Author: maa

Description (CMS Description)
Bow and three arrows.Bow: Wooden bow with twisted vegetable-fibre string. String held away from bow by two small triangles of wood, which are attached to the bow with nylon fishing-line.Arrow B: Cane shaft with metal (?iron) arrow -head (slightly rusted), bound to the shaft with vegetable-fibre. Thorns bound to shaft of arrow-head with vegetable-fibre. Arrow-head appears to be detachable and is attached to shaft with plastic string. Three feathers form the arrow’s flight and are bound to the shaft with vegetable fibre.Arrow C: Metal (?iron) arrow-head bound to cane shaft with vegetable fibre. Three feathers form the arrow’s flight and are bound to the shaft with vegetable fibre.Arrow D: Similar to C.
Event Date 27/5/2003
Author: maa

Description (Physical description)
Rubber. Nylon(polyamide) fishing line. PP string (white)
Plastics Project 07.04.2017 R Ward
Event Date 7/4/2017
Author: Rhian Ward