Accession No
E 1904.74.2
Description
Leather quiver containing poisoned arrows, possibly 23. The quiver is cylindrical in shape with two collars of leather and a domed lid. There is a leather strap attached to both of the collars,and may have been attached to the lid. The lid cannot be removed.
Place
Africa; South East Africa
Period
Source
Robinson, Joseph Armitage (Reverend Dr) [donor]; Robinson, Forbes (Reverend) [field collector]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
E 1904.74.2; MAA: AR 1905.792
Cultural Affliation
Material
Wood; Leather; Hide
Local Term
Measurements
740mm
Events
Context (Acquisition Details)
The Very Rev J. Armytage Robinson, D.D. Dean of Westminster [in Annual Report " Armitage" ] presented the collection of his late brother : Collector: Rev Forbes Robinson, MA, Christs College
Event Date
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Catalogue card E 1904.74[.1-2]: 'A large bow with a leather string, bound with hide thongs and a quiver containing a number of poisoned arrows.'
Added in second hand below 'number': '(23)'
Event Date
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Annual Report AR 1905.791-792: 'A large bow, bound with hide, with thong string; and a hide quiver containing a number of poisoned arrows.'
Event Date 1905
Author: Katrina Dring
Description (Physical description)
Leather quiver containing poisoned arrows, possibly 23. The quiver is cylindrical in shape with two collars of leather and a domed lid. There is a leather strap attached to both of the collars,and may have been attached to the lid. The lid cannot be removed.
Event Date 27/1/2023
Author: Sam Daisley
FM:296056
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