Hausa quiver with six poisoned arrows

Made:
1880-1910 in Nigeria
maker:
Hausa people

Leather covered wooden quiver, cylindrical with detachable cap, containing six poisoned arrows, Hausa people, Nigeria, 1880-1910

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A153080
Materials:
cane, leather, steel and wood
type:
quiver
credit:
Glendining

Parts

Hausa quiver

Hausa quiver

Leather covered wooden quiver, cylindrical with detachable cap, Hausa people, Nigeria, 1880-1910

Materials:
wood (unidentified) and leather
Object Number:
A153080/1
type:
quivers
Hausa poisoned arrow

Hausa poisoned arrow

Barbed and poisoned arrow, named ‘Fra fra’, one of six, Hausa people, Nigeria, 1880-1910

Materials:
cane and steel (metal)
Object Number:
A153080/2
type:
arrows
Hausa poisoned arrow

Hausa poisoned arrow

Barbed and poisoned arrow, one of six, Hausa people, Nigeria, 1880-1910

Materials:
cane and steel (metal)
Object Number:
A153080/3
type:
arrows
Hausa poisoned arrow

Hausa poisoned arrow

Barbed and poisoned arrow, one of six, Hausa people, Nigeria, 1880-1910

Materials:
cane and steel (metal)
Object Number:
A153080/4
type:
arrows
Hausa poisoned arrow

Hausa poisoned arrow

Barbed and poisoned arrow, named ‘Shari’, one of six, Hausa people, Nigeria, 1880-1910

Materials:
cane and steel (metal)
Object Number:
A153080/5
type:
arrows
Hausa poisoned arrow

Hausa poisoned arrow

Barbed and poisoned arrow, one of six, Hausa people, Nigeria, 1880-1910

Materials:
cane and steel (metal)
Object Number:
A153080/6
type:
arrows
Hausa poisoned arrow

Hausa poisoned arrow

Barbed and poisoned arrow, one of six, Hausa people, Nigeria, 1880-1910

Materials:
cane and steel (metal)
Object Number:
A153080/7
type:
arrows