Poisoned arrow

Poisoned arrow, used by Bushman of South Africa, African, 1880-1925

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A652646
Materials:
cane and bone
Measurements:
length 625 mm
shaft: diameter 7 mm
barb: width 10 mm
type:
poisoned arrows
credit:
Glendining