Collection

Leather and snakeskin sheath/pouch containing four shaftless arrows, a thick bladed iron knife with snakeskin covered handle and a stone, African, 1860-1920

Made:
1860-1920 in Africa

Leather and snakeskin sheath/pouch containing four shaftless arrows, a thick bladed iron knife with snakeskin covered handle and a stone, African, 1860-1920

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A656678
Materials:
leather and snake
Measurements:
sheath/pouch: 220 mm x 95 mm 62 mm,
type:
sheaths

Parts

Iron arrowhead, spear like end, hollow shaft socket

Iron arrowhead, spear like end, hollow shaft socket

Iron arrowhead, spear-like end, hollow shaft socket, one spike missing, very rusty

Materials:
iron
Object Number:
A656678 Pt1
type:
arrowhead
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Steel arrowhead with part of wooden shaft

Steel arrowhead with part of wooden shaft

Steel arrowhead with part of wooden shaft, rusty, shaft piece split

Materials:
steel and wood, shaft
Object Number:
A656678 Pt2
type:
arrowhead
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Arrowhead, lanceolate tip, long shaft socket, spiked tang

Arrowhead, lanceolate tip, long shaft socket, spiked tang

Steel arrowhead lanceolate tip, long shaft socket with spiked tang at end

Materials:
steel
Object Number:
A656678 Pt3
type:
arrowhead
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Arrowhead, wooden shaft bound with leather strap

Arrowhead, wooden shaft bound with leather strap

Iron arrowhead with wooden shaft piece bound with leather strap, very rusty

Materials:
iron and wood, shaft
Object Number:
A656678 Pt4
type:
arrowhead
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Knife, thick steel blade, bulbous handle, snakeskin covered

Knife, thick steel blade, bulbous handle, snakeskin covered

Very thick steel bladed knife with bulbous handle covered in snakeskin

Materials:
steel and snakeskin
Object Number:
A656678 Pt5
type:
knife
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Grey stone, holed end for suspending cord

Grey stone, holed end for suspending cord

Grey stone, whale shaped, perforated at one end, suspended from cord

Materials:
stone and cord
Object Number:
A656678 Pt6
type:
stones
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Leather and snakeskin sheath/pouch

Leather and snakeskin sheath/pouch

Leather and snakeskin sheath/pouch, African, 1860-1920

Materials:
leather and snake
Object Number:
A656678 Pt7
type:
sheath
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

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